Kohistan ranges

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The Kohistan ranges are a rugged mountainous region in northern Pakistan known for their steep terrain, deep valleys, and remote, sparsely populated landscapes.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
adjacentTo Gilgit-Baltistan
Swat Valley
characteristic remote
sparsely populated
climate alpine
cold temperate
country Pakistan
drainedBy Dubair River
Indus River
Kandia River NERFINISHED
Keyal River NERFINISHED
economicActivity livestock herding
subsistence agriculture
elevationCharacteristic high elevation
ethnicGroup Kohistani people
hasSettlement Dassu
Kandia
Palas
Pattan
hazard flash floods
rockfalls
knownFor difficult accessibility
landslides
narrow mountain roads
landscapeType mountainous
languageSpoken Indo-Aryan Kohistani languages
locatedIn northern Pakistan
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Kohistan District
naturalResource pasture land
timber
partOf Hindu Kush mountain system
greater Himalayan region
partOfRegion Hazara Division
populationDensity low
religion Islam
terrainFeature deep valleys
rugged mountains
steep slopes
tourismAttraction river gorges
scenic mountain landscapes
tourismType adventure tourism
traversedBy Karakoram Highway
vegetationType alpine meadows
coniferous forests

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Nuristani people ("eastern Hindu Kush highlands")
culturalArea
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
hasMountainRange
Ranikot Fort ("Kirthar Range")
region

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