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The Hindu Kush mountain range reaches a height of 7,492 m (24,580 ft) at Noshaq, Afghanistan's highest peak. Of the ranges extending southwestward from the Hindu Kush, the Foladi peak ( Shah Foladi ) of the Baba mountain range ( Koh-i-Baba ) reaches the greatest height: 5,142 m (16,870 ft).
Topographic map of northeastern Afghanistan with Koh-i-Baba on the left. The Baba Mountain range (Pashto: بابا غر Bâbâ Ǧar; Persian: کوه بابا Kōh-i Bābā; or Kūh-e Bābā; [2] Kōh or Kūh meaning ′mountain′, Bābā meaning ′father′) is the western extension of the Hindu Kush, and the origin of Afghanistan's Kabul, Arghandab, Helmand, Farah, Hari, Murghab, Balkh, and ...
An arc of the mountains extends up to Quetta, Ziarat, and Kalat in Balochistan in the south, which are home to large juniper forests. There are about 4,000 glaciers with an overall area of about 2,700 km 2, mostly located between 4,000 and 5,000 m above sea level. Most of the glaciers occur in the east, mostly on north-facing slopes which are ...
Hindu Kush (top right) and its extending mountain ranges like Selseleh-ye Safīd Kūh or Koh-i-Baba to the west. The Hindu Kush is an 800-kilometre-long (500 mi) mountain range in Central and South Asia to the west of the Himalayas.
Two-thousanders of Afghanistan (8 P) Pages in category "Mountains of Afghanistan" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.
Pages in category "Mountain ranges of Afghanistan" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Map of Northeast Afghanistan with Spīn Ghar on the bottom. The Spīn Ghar [1] [2] (Pashto: سپین غر) or Safēd Kōh [3] [4] [5] (Dari: سفیدکوه, less used in this area) meaning both White Mountain, or sometimes (Pashto: Selseleh-ye Safīd Kūh [6]) meaning white mountain range, is a mountain range to the south of the Hindu Kush.
The majority of the valleys are located in parts of northeastern, central, southern and southeastern Afghanistan. [ citation needed ] The southeastern areas are wetter and are covered by forest with trees such as cypress , oak , poplar , pine etc. [ citation needed ] The valleys are the most populated regions in the country, and much of the ...