Sulaiman Range

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Sulaiman Range is a major mountain range in western Pakistan forming part of the frontier between the Iranian Plateau and the Indus River valley.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Sulaiman Range canonical 10
Toba Kakar Range 8
Sulaiman Range region 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain peak
mountain range
borders Indus River valley
linked to: Indus Valley
climate continental semi-arid
continent Asia
country Afghanistan (bordering area)
Pakistan
culturalSignificance associated with local Pashtun and Baloch tribes
ecosystem semi-arid and arid mountain ecosystems
extendsInto Afghanistan border region
forms frontier between the Iranian Plateau and the Indus River valley
geologicalSetting boundary of the Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate regions
geology sedimentary rocks
highestPoint Takht-e-Sulaiman
knownFor arid and rugged terrain
strategic frontier location
locatedIn Balochistan
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Punjab, Pakistan
Sulaiman Range
western Pakistan
namedAfter Suleiman (Solomon) in local tradition
nearbyRegion Balochistan Plateau
Indus River valley
linked to: Indus Valley
nearbyRiver Indus River
orientation north–south
orogeny Himalayan orogeny
partOf Iranian Plateau
linked to: Iranian plateau

Zagros–Himalaya orogenic system
outer ranges of the Himalayas
passesThrough Dera Ghazi Khan District
Dera Ismail Khan District
linked to: Dera Ismail Khan

Loralai District
rangeType fold and thrust belt
region South Asia
separates Indus River plain
linked to: Indus River basin

Iranian Plateau
linked to: Iranian plateau
usedAs traditional tribal boundary in western Pakistan
vegetation sparse scrub and dry forests

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (21)

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

Toba Kakar area partOf Toba Kakar Range
linked to: Sulaiman Range
Toba Kakar area mountainRange Toba Kakar Range
linked to: Sulaiman Range
Shela Bagh locatedInMountainRange Toba Kakar Range
linked to: Sulaiman Range
Shela Bagh Tunnel mountainRange Toba Kakar Range
linked to: Sulaiman Range
Western Pakistan hasMountainRange Sulaiman Range
subject linked to: western Pakistan
Quetta mountainRangeNearby Toba Kakar Range
subject linked to: Fruit Garden of Pakistan
linked to: Sulaiman Range
Zhob River geologicalSetting Sulaiman Range region
linked to: Sulaiman Range
Gomal River sourceLocation Sulaiman Range region
linked to: Sulaiman Range
Rajanpur hasNearbyMountainRange Sulaiman Range
Takht-e-Sulaiman locatedIn Sulaiman Range
subject linked to: Sulaiman Range
Loralai District locatedInMountainRange Toba Kakar range
linked to: Sulaiman Range
Balochistan Plateau borderedBy Sulaiman Range
Khojak Pass locatedIn Toba Kakar Range
linked to: Sulaiman Range
Khojak Pass range Toba Kakar Range
linked to: Sulaiman Range
Killa Saifullah District locatedInMountainRange Toba Kakar Range
linked to: Sulaiman Range
Takht-e-Sulaiman locatedIn Sulaiman Range
Takht-e-Sulaiman mountainRange Sulaiman Range
Gomal Pass locatedIn Sulaiman Range
Fort Munro locatedOnMountainRange Sulaiman Range
Northwest South Asia hasFeature Sulaiman Range