Safed Koh

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Safed Koh is a prominent mountain range along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border, known for its high, rugged peaks and strategic passes near the Khyber region.

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Safed Koh canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
mountain peak
mountain range
countryBorderFeatureOf Afghanistan–Pakistan border
drainageTo Kabul River
surface form: Kabul River basin

Kunar River
surface form: Kunar River basin
elevation approximately 4755 meters
elevationMax approximately 4755 meters
geology folded sedimentary rocks
hasClimate cold in winter
snowy at higher elevations
hasFeature deep valleys
steep slopes
hasHighestPoint Mount Sikaram
hasPass Khyber Pass
surface form: Khyber Pass region

strategic mountain passes
hasSnowCover seasonal
hasStrategicRoute historic trade routes between Central Asia and South Asia
hasTerrain high mountains
rugged
hasVegetation coniferous forests in some areas
isPartOf Afghanistan–Pakistan border
surface form: Afghan–Pakistani border ranges
knownFor difficult mountain passes
strategic military importance
locatedIn Afghanistan
Pakistan
Safed Koh self-linksurface differs
locatedInRegion Central Asia transition zone
South Asia
locatedNear Khyber Pass
Khyber District
surface form: Khyber region
locatedOnBorderOf Afghanistan
Pakistan
nameLanguage Pashto
Persian
nameMeaning White Mountains
nearCity Jalalabad, Afghanistan
surface form: Jalalabad

Peshawar
partOf Hindu Kush
surface form: Hindu Kush mountain system

eastern Afghanistan highlands
northwestern Pakistan highlands
runsDirection east–west
separates Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
surface form: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan

Nangarhar Province
surface form: Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan
usedFor limited agriculture in valleys
local pastoralism

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Afghanistan mountainRange Safed Koh
Safed Koh locatedIn Safed Koh self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Mount Sikaram
Spin Ghar alternativeName Safed Koh
Peshawar Valley borderedBy Safed Koh
Jamrud locatedInMountainRange Safed Koh
Mount Sikaram partOf Safed Koh
Mount Sikaram mountainRange Safed Koh
Mount Sikaram highestPointOf Safed Koh
White Mountains alsoKnownAs Safed Koh