Sulaiman Mountains
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Satellite image of a part of the Sulaiman Range. |
The
Sulaiman Mountains (
Persian,
Urdu: سليمان) are a major geological feature of
Pakistan and one of the bordering ranges between the
Iranian Plateau and the
South Asia. Bordering the Sulaiman Range to the north are the arid highlands of the
Hindu Kush, with more than 50 percent of the lands there lying above
2,000 m (6,500 feet). The highest peak of
Sulaiman Mountains is
Takht-e-Sulaiman (3,487 m or 11,437 feet) in
Balochistan, Pakistan.The Sulaiman Range, and the high plateau to the west and southwest of it, helps form a natural barrier against the humid winds that blow from the
Indian Ocean, creating arid conditions across Southern
Afghanistan to the north. In contrast, the relatively flat and low-lying
Indus Delta is situated due east and south of the Sulaiman Mountains. This lush delta is prone to heavy flooding and is mostly uncultivated wilderness.
Takht-e-Sulaiman (3,487 m or 11,437 feet),
Takatu and
Giandari are some of the mountain peaks in the
Sulaiman range. The mountain range approaches the
Indus river near
Mithankot in Rajanpur district of Punjab.
Original entry was from the NASA Earth Observatory; [1]*
Mountain ranges of Pakistan*
List of mountain ranges of the world
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List of mountains in Pakistan*
List of highest mountains (a list of mountains above 7,200m)
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NASA Earth Observatory page*
Sulaiman Range at multimap
