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.

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Safed Koh range canonical 2
Safed Koh 1
Safed Koh Range 1

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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

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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