Kirthar Range

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The Kirthar Range is a rugged mountain range in southwestern Pakistan that forms a natural boundary between the provinces of Balochistan and Sindh and is known for its arid landscapes and wildlife habitats.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Kirthar Range canonical 5
Kirthar Mountains 4
Kirthar mountain region 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range ⓘ
climate arid ⓘ
containsProtectedArea Hingol National Park vicinity ⓘ
Kirthar National Park ⓘ
country Pakistan ⓘ
dominantRockType limestone ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ
drainage ephemeral streams ⓘ
seasonal rivers flowing toward the Indus ⓘ
ecoregion Baluchistan xeric woodlands ⓘ
Northwestern thorn scrub forests ⓘ
extendsFrom near Mula River in Balochistan ⓘ
extendsTo north of Karachi in Sindh ⓘ
fauna Indian wolf ⓘ
Sindh ibex ⓘ
caracal ⓘ
chinkara gazelle ⓘ
striped hyena ⓘ
urial ⓘ
various raptors ⓘ
formsBoundaryBetween Balochistan ⓘ
Sindh ⓘ
geologicalEra mainly Cenozoic ⓘ
geologicalFormationType fold mountains ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificanceFor local pastoral tribes ⓘ
highestPoint Zardak Peak ⓘ
highestPointElevation about 2,000 metres ⓘ
inhabitedBy Baloch communities ⓘ
linked to: Baloch people

Sindhi communities ⓘ
knownFor arid landscapes ⓘ
rugged terrain ⓘ
wildlife habitats ⓘ
locatedIn Southwestern Pakistan ⓘ
nearbyCity Dadu ⓘ
Karachi ⓘ
orientation north–south ⓘ
partOf Kirthar Mountains ⓘ
linked to: Kirthar Range

western margin of the Indus Basin ⓘ
passesThrough Dadu District ⓘ
Jamshoro District ⓘ
Lasbela District ⓘ
relatedProtectedArea Kirthar National Park is one of Pakistan’s largest national parks ⓘ
separates Balochistan Plateau ⓘ
Lower Indus Plain ⓘ
linked to: Indus River basin
usedFor limited dryland agriculture ⓘ
seasonal grazing ⓘ
vegetationType sparse scrub ⓘ
thorn forest patches ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Western Pakistan → hasMountainRange → Kirthar Range ⓘ
subject linked to: western Pakistan
Southern Pakistan → hasNotableFeature → Kirthar Mountains ⓘ
subject linked to: southern Pakistan
linked to: Kirthar Range
Sann Gate → locatedIn → Kirthar mountain region ⓘ
linked to: Kirthar Range
Meeri → locatedWithin → Kirthar Range ⓘ
Shergarh → locatedIn → Kirthar mountain range ⓘ
linked to: Kirthar Range
Mohankot Gate → locatedOn → Kirthar mountain region ⓘ
linked to: Kirthar Range
Kirthar Range → partOf → Kirthar Mountains ⓘ
linked to: Kirthar Range
Balochistan Plateau → borderedBy → Kirthar Range ⓘ
Dadu District → locatedNear → Kirthar Mountains ⓘ
linked to: Kirthar Range
Dadu → hasNearbyMountainRange → Kirthar Mountains ⓘ
linked to: Kirthar Range
Lasbela District → hasMountainRange → Kirthar Range ⓘ
subject linked to: Lasbela