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Hindu Kush

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Hindu Kush
Hindu Kush Range
Heichest pynt
PeakTirich Mir
Elevation7,690 m (25,230 ft)
Coordinates36°14′45″N 71°50′38″E / 36.24583°N 71.84389°E / 36.24583; 71.84389Coordinates: 36°14′45″N 71°50′38″E / 36.24583°N 71.84389°E / 36.24583; 71.84389
Geografie
Topografie o the Hindu Kush range[1]
Kintras
RegionSooth-Central Asie
Parent rangeHimalayas

The Hindu Kush (/kʊʃ, kʃ/; Pashto, Persie an Urdu: هندوکش‎), an aa kent in Sanskrit as Pāriyātra Parvata an in Auncient Greek as the Caucasus Indicus Ancient Greek: Καύκασος Ινδικός) or Paropamisadae (Ancient Greek: Παροπαμισάδαι), is an 800-kilometre-long (500 mi) moontain range that stretches atween central Afghanistan an northren Pakistan.

References

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  1. Hindu Kush, Encyclopedia Iranica