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Pages in category "Mountains of Afghanistan" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Barai Ghar; C.
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.
Snow-covered Koh-i-Baba mountains in Bamyan Province 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 ...
The Highlands are cut through by the rivers of Afghanistan, including the Kabul, Helmand, Farah, Hari, Marghab, and Panj rivers. At the Shibar Pass, the Koh-i-Baba branches out from the Hindu Kush. The region has mountain pastures during summer (sardsīr), watered by the many small streams and rivers.
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 ...
It lies on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The north and west sides of the mountain are in Afghanistan whereas the south and eastern sides are in Pakistan. Noshaq is Afghanistan's highest mountain and is located in the northeastern corner of the country along the border with Pakistan. It is the westernmost 7,000 m (22,966 ft) peak ...
The Central Afghan Mountains xeric woodlands ecoregion (WWF ID: PA1309) covers the xeric (dry) eastern and southern slopes of the central mountain range of Afghanistan, between the sandy desert to the south and the alpine meadows in the higher, wetter region to the north.