Spin Ghar

E258255

Spin Ghar is a prominent mountain range in eastern Afghanistan forming part of the border with Pakistan and known for its rugged, high peaks.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Spin Ghar canonical 7

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
alternativeName Safed Koh
Spīn Ghar
borderFeatureOf Afghanistan
Pakistan
climate cold winters
moderate to warm summers
contains high mountain passes
continentalLocation Asia
country Afghanistan
Pakistan
drainageTo Kabul River
surface form: Kabul River basin

Kurram River
surface form: Kurram River basin
elevation about 4755 m
formsBorderWith Pakistan
geologicalType fold mountains
geology metamorphic rocks
sedimentary rocks
hasPeak Mount Sikaram
highestPeak Mount Sikaram
knownFor high peaks
rugged terrain
languageOfName Pashto language
surface form: Pashto

Persian language
surface form: Persian
locatedIn Spin Ghar self-linksurface differs
eastern Afghanistan
near Jalalabad, Afghanistan
surface form: Jalalabad

Khyber Pass
surface form: Khyber Pass region
orientation roughly east–west
partOf Hindu Kush
surface form: Hindu Kush mountain system

eastern rim of the Afghan highlands
region Central Asia
South Asia
runsAlong Afghanistan–Pakistan border
separates Afghanistan
Pakistan
significance natural barrier between Afghan and Pakistani lowlands
strategic military importance
snowCover seasonal
usedFor local pastoralism
small-scale agriculture in valleys
vegetation alpine meadows at higher elevations
coniferous forests at mid-elevations

Referenced by (7)

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

Spin Ghar locatedIn Spin Ghar self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Mount Sikaram
Jamrud locatedInMountainRange Spin Ghar
White Mountains alsoKnownAs Spin Ghar