Safed Koh range

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

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Safed Koh range canonical 2
Safed Koh 1
Safed Koh Range 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Safīd Kūh ⓘ
Spin Ghar ⓘ
borderFunction forms part of the natural boundary between Afghanistan and Pakistan ⓘ
climate cold winters ⓘ
mild to warm summers ⓘ
contains Sikaram Pass vicinity ⓘ
country Afghanistan ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
drainedBy Kabul River tributaries ⓘ
Kurram River tributaries ⓘ
ecoregion East Afghan montane conifer forests ⓘ
elevation about 15620 feet at Mount Sikaram ⓘ
about 4761 metres at Mount Sikaram ⓘ
extendsFrom near Kabul River valley ⓘ
extendsTo towards the Indus plains ⓘ
formsPartOf watershed between Kabul River and Kurram River ⓘ
geologicalType fold mountains ⓘ
geology primarily sedimentary and metamorphic rocks ⓘ
geopoliticalSignificance lies along a major historical invasion route into South Asia ⓘ
hasHighestPoint Mount Sikaram ⓘ
historicalRole served as a frontier zone for various empires ⓘ
locatedIn Afghanistan–Pakistan border region ⓘ
eastern Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Afghanistan

northwestern Pakistan ⓘ
nameMeaning White Mountains ⓘ
near Khyber Pass ⓘ
Khyber region ⓘ
city of Jalalabad ⓘ
city of Peshawar ⓘ
orientation roughly east–west ⓘ
orogeny Himalayan orogeny ⓘ
partOf Afghanistan–Pakistan border highlands ⓘ
Hindu Kush system ⓘ
linked to: Hindu Kush

mountain barrier between Central Asia and South Asia ⓘ
region Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to: Nangarhar Province

eastern Hindu Kush–western Himalaya transition zone ⓘ
separates Kabul region ⓘ
Peshawar region ⓘ
linked to: Peshawar District
snowCover seasonal snow on higher peaks ⓘ
strategicImportance contains important passes near Khyber Pass ⓘ
controls routes between Kabul and Peshawar ⓘ
transport traversed by traditional caravan routes ⓘ
usedFor limited agriculture in valleys ⓘ
local pastoralism ⓘ
vegetation coniferous forests at higher elevations ⓘ
scrub and steppe at lower elevations ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Mohmand Agency → locatedInMountainRange → Safed Koh range ⓘ
White Mountains → partOf → Safed Koh Range ⓘ
linked to: Safed Koh range
Spin Ghar range → hasAlternativeName → Safed Koh ⓘ
linked to: Safed Koh range
Afridi → locatedIn → Spin Ghar (Safed Koh) range ⓘ
linked to: Safed Koh range
Peiwar Kotal → partOf → Safed Koh range ⓘ