Sulaiman Mountains

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The Sulaiman Mountains are a major mountain range in southwestern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan, forming a rugged natural barrier between the Iranian Plateau and the Indus River valley.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain pass
mountain pass
mountain peak
mountain range
administrativeRegion Balochistan, Pakistan
Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
linked to: Kandahar Province

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
linked to: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Zabul Province, Afghanistan
linked to: Zabul Province
climate continental semi-arid
continent Asia
country Afghanistan
Pakistan
drainsTo Indus River basin
ecosystem semi-arid
forms natural barrier
geologicalComposition limestone
sandstone
sedimentary rocks
geologicalSetting collision zone between Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Baloch people
Pashtun people
linked to: Pashtuns
hasPass Gomal Pass
Zhob Pass
highestPoint Takht-e-Sulaiman
locatedIn Eastern Afghanistan
Southwestern Pakistan
linked to: western Pakistan

Sulaiman Mountains
Sulaiman Mountains
Sulaiman Mountains
namedAfter Suleiman (Solomon)
linked to: Sulayman
near Indus River
Iranian Plateau
linked to: Iranian plateau
partOf Hindu Kush–Himalayan region
border region between Central Asia and South Asia
orogenic belt of western Pakistan
rangeOrientation north–south
region Balochistan
Kandahar Province
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Zabul Province
separates Indus River valley
linked to: Indus River basin

Iranian Plateau
linked to: Iranian plateau
usedFor dryland agriculture
seasonal grazing
vegetation dry forests
shrublands

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Quetta locatedInMountainRange Sulaiman Mountains
Federally Administered Tribal Areas locatedInMountainRange Sulaiman Mountains
Toba Kakar area partOf Sulaiman Mountains system
linked to: Sulaiman Mountains
Quetta mountainRangeNearby Sulaiman Mountains
subject linked to: Fruit Garden of Pakistan
Takht-e-Sulaiman locatedIn Sulaiman Mountains
subject linked to: Sulaiman Mountains
Gomal Pass locatedIn Sulaiman Mountains
subject linked to: Sulaiman Mountains
Zhob Pass locatedIn Sulaiman Mountains
subject linked to: Sulaiman Mountains
Dera Ghazi Khan locatedNear Sulaiman Mountains
Khost nearMountainRange Sulaiman Mountains
Paktia Province hasMountainRange Sulaiman Mountains
Gomal River locatedInMountainRange Sulaiman Mountains region
linked to: Sulaiman Mountains