White Mountains

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The White Mountains, known locally as Safed Koh, are a prominent mountain range along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border, noted for their high peaks and strategic passes near the Khyber region.

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White Mountains canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
mountain range
natural region
accessedVia mountain tracks and passes
alsoKnownAs Safed Koh
Spin Ghar
countryBorderFeatureOf Afghanistan–Pakistan border
elevation about 4755 metres
formsWatershedFor Kabul River basin
linked to: Kabul River

Kurram River basin
linked to: Kurram River
geologicalType fold mountains
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Pashtun communities
hasEconomicActivity limited pastoralism
small-scale forestry
hasHighestPeak Mount Sikaram
hasLanguageRegion Pashto-speaking areas
hasLocalNameInPashto Safed Koh
Spin Ghar
hasSnowCover seasonal
hasStrategicPass Khyber Pass region
linked to: Khyber Pass

various local passes between Afghanistan and Pakistan
hasUse military strategic area
traditional trade routes
hasVegetation coniferous forests in some areas
influencesClimateOf Khyber region
Nangarhar Valley
knownFor high peaks
snow-covered summits in winter
strategic passes
locatedIn Afghanistan
Pakistan
White Mountains
locatedInProvince Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Nangarhar Province
locatedOnBorderOf Afghanistan
Pakistan
nameMeaning White Mountain
near Jalalabad
Khyber Pass
Peshawar
orientation roughly east–west
partOf Hindu Kush mountain system
Safed Koh Range
linked to: Safed Koh range

eastern ranges of the Hindu Kush
runsAlong Afghanistan–Pakistan border
separates Nangarhar Province in Afghanistan from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan
linked to: Nangarhar Province
terrain rugged

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Safed Koh nameMeaning White Mountains
Tora Bora locatedIn White Mountains
Mount Sikaram locatedIn White Mountains
subject linked to: White Mountains
Spin Ghar range nameMeaning White Mountains