Hindu Kush–Karakoram region

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The Hindu Kush–Karakoram region is a high-altitude mountainous area in Central and South Asia known for its rugged terrain, extensive glaciation, and some of the world’s tallest peaks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
mountain region ⓘ
borders Central Asian highlands ⓘ
linked to: Ustyurt Plateau

Himalayas ⓘ
Tibetan Plateau ⓘ
climate cold arid ⓘ
high-mountain climate ⓘ
contains Amu Darya headwaters ⓘ
Baltoro Glacier ⓘ
Batura Muztagh ⓘ
Biafo Glacier ⓘ
Broad Peak ⓘ
Chogo Lungma Glacier ⓘ
Gasherbrum I ⓘ
Gasherbrum II ⓘ
Hispar Glacier ⓘ
K2 ⓘ
Kabul River headwaters ⓘ
linked to: Kabul River

Nanga Parbat ⓘ
Rakaposhi ⓘ
Rimo Glacier ⓘ
Siachen Glacier ⓘ
Tirich Mir ⓘ
Trango Towers ⓘ
Upper Indus River headwaters ⓘ
linked to: Chitral River basin
continent Asia ⓘ
country Afghanistan ⓘ
China ⓘ
India ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
feature deep valleys ⓘ
extensive glaciation ⓘ
high mountain passes ⓘ
steep relief ⓘ
hasPart Baltistan ⓘ
linked to: Gilgit-Baltistan

Chitral region ⓘ
linked to: Chitral District

Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ
Hindu Kush range ⓘ
linked to: Hindu Kush

Hunza Valley ⓘ
Karakoram range ⓘ
linked to: Karakoram

Pamir Knot ⓘ
Upper Indus Basin ⓘ
linked to: Indus River basin

Wakhan Corridor ⓘ
highestPeak K2 ⓘ
importance critical for Indus River runoff ⓘ
major water tower for downstream regions ⓘ
knownFor large concentration of glaciers outside the polar regions ⓘ
some of the world’s tallest peaks ⓘ
locatedIn Central Asia ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ
mountainSystem Hindu Kush ⓘ
Karakoram ⓘ
Pamir Mountains ⓘ
partOf Hindu Kush ⓘ
Karakoram ⓘ
terrain high-altitude ⓘ
rugged ⓘ

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Ghizer Valley → partOf → Hindu Kush–Karakoram region ⓘ
Sulaiman Mountains → partOf → Hindu Kush–Himalayan region ⓘ
linked to: Hindu Kush–Karakoram region
Himalayan glaciers → partOf → Hindu Kush–Himalaya region ⓘ
linked to: Hindu Kush–Karakoram region
Dubair River → drainageBasin → Hindu Kush–Himalayan region ⓘ
linked to: Hindu Kush–Karakoram region
Palas → locatedIn → Hindu Kush Himalayan region ⓘ
linked to: Hindu Kush–Karakoram region
Kohistanis → culturalRegion → greater Hindukush–Karakoram region ⓘ
linked to: Hindu Kush–Karakoram region
Bahrain (Swat) → partOf → Hindu Kush Himalayan region ⓘ
linked to: Hindu Kush–Karakoram region
Chitral River basin → ecoregionContext → Hindu Kush–Himalayan region ⓘ
linked to: Hindu Kush–Karakoram region
Khunjerab National Park → partOf → Karakoram–Pamir region ⓘ
linked to: Hindu Kush–Karakoram region
Phander Valley → partOf → Hindukush–Karakoram region ⓘ
linked to: Hindu Kush–Karakoram region
Karakoram Highway → region → Himalaya–Karakoram–Hindukush region ⓘ
subject linked to: KKH
linked to: Hindu Kush–Karakoram region
Chitrali → linguisticArea → Hindukush–Karakoram region ⓘ
linked to: Hindu Kush–Karakoram region
Khalti Lake → partOf → Hindukush–Karakoram–Himalaya region ⓘ
linked to: Hindu Kush–Karakoram region
Kandia River → partOf → Hindu Kush–Himalayan region ⓘ
linked to: Hindu Kush–Karakoram region
Ghizer River → locatedIn → Hindu Kush–Karakoram region ⓘ
Handarap Lake → partOf → Hindu Kush–Karakoram region ⓘ
Vaygali → linguisticArea → Hindukush–Karakoram region ⓘ
linked to: Hindu Kush–Karakoram region
Gupis–Yasin area → partOf → Hindu Kush–Karakoram region ⓘ