Spin Ghar range

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The Spin Ghar range is a rugged mountain range along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border, known for its high peaks, strategic passes, and role as a geographic barrier between the two countries.

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Spin Ghar range canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
climate cold highland climate
containsPass Khyber Pass
Peiwar Pass
Peiwar Pass
surface form: Shutargardan Pass
country Afghanistan
Pakistan
drainageBasin Indus River
Kabul River
extendsFrom near Kabul River valley
extendsTo towards the Kurram Valley
formsGeographicBarrierBetween Afghanistan
Pakistan
geologicalType fold mountains
hasAlternativeName Safed Koh range
surface form: Safed Koh

Spīn Ghar
hasFeature deep valleys
snow-covered peaks in winter
steep slopes
highestPeak Mount Sikaram
highestPointElevation about 15597 feet
about 4755 metres
knownFor high peaks
rugged terrain
strategic passes
languageOfName Pashto language
surface form: Pashto
locatedInProvince Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Kunar Province
Nangarhar Province
locatedInRegion eastern Afghanistan
northwestern Pakistan
locatedOnBorderOf Afghanistan
Pakistan
nameMeaning White Mountains
partOf Hindu Kush
surface form: Hindu Kush system

mountain systems of South-Central Asia
partOfPoliticalBoundary Afghanistan–Pakistan border
surface form: Durand Line
region Afghanistan–Pakistan border
surface form: Afghanistan–Pakistan borderlands
separates Afghanistan
Pakistan
strategicImportance controls key passes between Central Asia and South Asia
historical invasion route corridor
usedFor limited agriculture in valleys
local pastoralism
vegetation alpine meadows at higher elevations
coniferous forests at mid-elevations

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Kohat Division locatedInMountainRange Spin Ghar range
Tora Bora locatedIn Spin Ghar range