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Sunday, October 19, 2014

Sulaiman Mountains

The Sulaiman Mountains or Koh-e Sulaimān are a major geological feature of eastern and southeastern Afghanistan (Zabul, most of Loya Paktia and northeastern Kandahar), and South Waziristan, most of northern Balochistan Province and some of southwestern Punjab Province of Pakistan. 


The Sulaiman Mountains form the eastern edge of the Iranian plateau where the Indus River separates it from the Indian Subcontinent. Bordering the Sulaiman Range to the north are the arid highlands of the Hindu Kush, where more than 50 percent of the lands lie above 2,000 meters.

In Balochistan, the most famous peaks of the Sulaiman Mountains are Takht-e-Sulaiman (3,487 meters), Taunsa Sharif, the Khilafat Hills (3,475 meters) in Ziarat, Kesai Ghar (3,444 meters) near Zhob and Zarghun Ghar (3,578 meters) near Quetta.


Rivers that flow from the Sulaiman mountain range include the Dori River and the Gomal River. Takht-e-Sulaiman at 3,487 metres (11,440 ft), Koh-i-Takatu at 3,472 metres (11,391 ft), the Kesai Ghar at 3,444 metres (11,299 ft) and Giandari are some of the mountain peaks in the Sulaiman range.


The Sulaiman range runs north in Loya Paktia and meets the Spin Ghar range northeast of Gardez in Paktia province. To the east, the mountain range enters the districts of Dera Ghazi Khan (in Punjab) and Dera Ismail Khan (in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), and approaches the Indus River near Mithankot in the Rajanpur District of Punjab. The eastern slopes drop very quickly to the Indus River, but towards west, the mountain range drops gradually to the Sistan Basin.


The Sulaiman Range and the high plateau to the west of it, helps form a natural barrier against the humid winds that blow from the Indian Ocean, creating arid conditions across southern and central Afghanistan to the west and north. In contrast, the relatively flat and low-lying Indus delta is situated due east and south of the Sulaiman Mountains. This lush delta is prone to heavy flooding and is mostly uncultivated wilderness.

Vegetation is scarce in the southern slopes. In the central part, wild olives are abundant, and especially in river valleys, there is a high diversity of flora, including ephedra, pistachios and orchards of apples and cherries, as well as wild almonds and junipers. Ziarat District is a tourist destination, famous for its large Pashtun Juniper (juniperus macropoda) forests. Further to the northwest near the Koh-i-Baba mountain range, the higher altitudes of the Sulaiman Mountains are in alpine meadow ecoregion, characterized by meadows and willows, as well as blue pines which cover the summits.

In an Afghan legend, one of the highest peaks of the Takht-i Sulaiman ("Throne of Solomon"), 3,382 metres (11,096 ft) high, is associated with Prophet Solomon. Ibn Battuta names it Koh-i Sulaiman.[2] It is related that Prophet Solomon climbed this mountain and looked out over the land of South Asia, which was then covered with darkness, but he turned back without descending into this new frontier, and left only the mountain which is named after him (from Ibn Battuta). According to another legend, Noah's Ark alighted in the Takht-i Sulaiman after the Deluge.

Legend says that Qais Abdur Rashid, said to be the ancestor of the Pashtun nation, is buried on top of the Kesai Ghar ("Mount of Qais"), located near the village of Darazinda in Frontier Region Dera Ismail Khan of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, close to the border with the Zhob District of Balochistan. Some people visit the place and make animal sacrifices, usually a sheep or a goat, at the tomb of Qais as to help feed the poor. A trip to the mountain is undertaken mostly in summer, since from late November until March the snowfall makes it difficult to climb. Nearly all major Pashtun tribes are said to be the progeny of his sons and daughters.



















Wednesday, April 2, 2014

6000 METER PEAKS IN BALTISTAN


6000 METER PEAKS IN BALTISTAN

S.No Name of the Peak Height in Meters.

01 Baintha Brakk (SE) 6960
02 Latok-III 6946
03 Baintha Brakk-II 6600
04 Baintha Brakk-III 6500
05 Latok-IV 6456
06 Latok (IV-SE) 6450
07 Uzun Brakk 6422
08 Bullah 6294
09 Choricho (M) 6756
10 Choricho (III) 6643
11 Choricho (II) 6631
12 Payu 6610
13 Uli Biaho (I-SW) 6417
14 Uli Biaho (I-NE) 6408
15 Choricho (IV) 6400
16 Uli Biaho-II 6353
17 Uli Biaho Tower 6109
18 Haina Blak Tower 6000
19 Unnamed Peak Paiyu Group 6000
20 Unnamed Peak Payu Group 6000

TRANGO GROUP 

 




























 
21 Kruksum (S) 6650
22 Kruksum (N) 6600
23 Trango Ri (II) 6545
24 Trango Ri (I) 6452
25 Kruksum (E) 6300
26 Trango Ri (III) 6300
27 Trango Ri (IV) 6300
28 Great Trango (I) 6286
29 Nameless Tower 6239
30 Great Trango (II) 6237
31 Great Trango (III) 6231
32 Munk 6150

LOBSANG GROUP
33 Biale 6729
34 Black Tooth 6719
35 Biange 6431
36 Lhunkgka Ri 6307
37 Unnamed Peak 6300
38 Biange Peak 6271
39 Lobsang 6225
40 Un named Peak 6100
41 Un named Peak 6085
42 Un named Peak 6050
43 Un named Peak 6050
44 Un named Peak 6040
45 Un named Peak 6024
45 Un named Peak 6020
46 Un named Peak 6007
47 Un named Peak 6001
48 Un named Peak 6000

K2 GROUP
49 Un named Peak 6940
50 Un named Peak 6859
51 Angel 6858
52 Un named Peak 6820
53 Un named Peak 6800
54 Un named Peak 6700
55 Un named Peak 6640
56 Un named Peak 6406
57 Nela peak 6394
58 Un named Peak 6379
59 Un named Peak 6350
60 Moni Peak 6300
61 Marble Peak 6256
62 New Cristal Peak 6252
63 Cristal Peak 5913
64 Un named Peak 6100
65 UN-named Peak 6060
66 Steste Peak 6001

BROAD GROUP
67 Un named Peak 6934
68 Un-named Peak 6913
69 Un named Peak 6806
70 Un named Peak 6806
71 Un named Peak 6805
72 Un named Peak 6700
73 Un named Peak 6450
74 Un named Peak 6444
75 Un named Peak 6394

GASHERBRUM GROUP
76 Un named Peak 6984
77 Gasherbrum(V-NW) 6980
78 Gasherbrum (V-N) 6950
79 Un named Peak 6936
80 Gasherbrum Twins 6912
81 Gasherbrum (V-E) 6900
82 Un named Peak 6753
83 Un-named Peak 6600
84 Un-named Peak 6550
85 Un named Peak 6218

SOUSBAN GROUP
86 Ganchen 6462
87 Susban Brakk 6413
88 Hikmul 6300
89 Un named 6123
90 Un named Peak 6066
91 Gama Soka Lumbu 6282
92 Un named Peak 6000

KHOSER GUNGE GROUP
93 Khoser Gunge 6401
MANGO GUSOR GROUP
94 Mango Gusor 6288

MASHERBRUM GROUP
95 Biarchedi (I) 6810
96 Biarchedi (II) 6781
97 Biarchedi (III) 6710
98 Biarchedi (IV) 6650
99 Serac Peak 6614
100 Hunch Back 6400
101 Biarchedi (V) 6362
102 Un named Peak 6350
103 Urdukas Peak (I) 6320
104 Un named Peak 6300
105 Urdukas Peak (II) 6280
106 Un named Peak 6279
107 Un named Peak 6251
108 Un named Peak 6250
109 Biarchedi (VI) 6236
110 Un named Peak 6200
111 Un named Peak 6170
112 Urdukas Peak (III) 6130
113 Un named Peak 6100
114 Un named Peak 6095
115 Biarchedi ((VII) 6010
116 Un named Peak 6030
117 Mitre Peak 6025
118 Un named Peak 6000

CHOGOLISA GROUP
119 Kaberi Peak 6950
120 Khumul Gri 6851
121 Kondus Peak 6750
122 Khumul Gri (II) 6706
123 Un named Peak 6700
124 Khumul Gri (III) 6674
124 Tasa Brakka 6600
125 Un named Peak 6600
126 Un named Peak 6600
127 Pioneer Peak 6550
128 Khumul Gri (VI) 6350
129 Laila 6096

DANSAM GROUP
130 Dansam 6666
131 Un named Peak 6450

EAST OF THALLE VALLEY GROUP
132 Honboro 6459
133 Un named Peak 6100
134 Un named Peak 6000

EAST OF HUSHE VALLEY GROUP
135 K-7 6934
136 Un named Peak 6858
137 Un named Peak 6568
138 Kapura 6544
139 Un named Peak 6500
140 Changi 6500
141 Drafey Khar (Drifka) 6444
142 Un named Peak 6400
143 Un named Peak 6325
144 Namika 6295

145 KHURDOPIN GROUP
146 Lakpe Lawo Brakk 6593