Safed Koh

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Safed Koh is a prominent mountain range along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border, known for its high, rugged peaks and strategic passes near the Khyber region.

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Safed Koh canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
mountain peak
mountain range
countryBorderFeatureOf Afghanistan–Pakistan border
drainageTo Kabul River basin
linked to: Kabul River

Kunar River basin
linked to: Kunar River
elevation approximately 4755 meters
elevationMax approximately 4755 meters
geology folded sedimentary rocks
hasClimate cold in winter
snowy at higher elevations
hasFeature deep valleys
steep slopes
hasHighestPoint Mount Sikaram
hasPass Khyber Pass region
linked to: Khyber Pass

strategic mountain passes
hasSnowCover seasonal
hasStrategicRoute historic trade routes between Central Asia and South Asia
hasTerrain high mountains
rugged
hasVegetation coniferous forests in some areas
isPartOf Afghan–Pakistani border ranges
knownFor difficult mountain passes
strategic military importance
locatedIn Afghanistan
Pakistan
Safed Koh
locatedInRegion Central Asia transition zone
South Asia
locatedNear Khyber Pass
Khyber region
linked to: Khyber District
locatedOnBorderOf Afghanistan
Pakistan
nameLanguage Pashto
Persian
nameMeaning White Mountains
nearCity Jalalabad
Peshawar
partOf Hindu Kush mountain system
linked to: Hindu Kush

eastern Afghanistan highlands
northwestern Pakistan highlands
runsDirection east–west
separates Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan
linked to: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan
linked to: Nangarhar Province
usedFor limited agriculture in valleys
local pastoralism

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Afghanistan mountainRange Safed Koh
Mount Sikaram locatedIn Safed Koh
subject linked to: Safed Koh
Spin Ghar alternativeName Safed Koh
Peshawar Valley borderedBy Safed Koh
Jamrud locatedInMountainRange Safed Koh
Mount Sikaram partOf Safed Koh
Mount Sikaram mountainRange Safed Koh
Mount Sikaram highestPointOf Safed Koh
White Mountains alsoKnownAs Safed Koh