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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Sikaram | 3 | 0 |
Statements (46)
| 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 → |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.