Safed Koh range

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mountain range

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

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Safed Koh	1
Safed Koh Range	1
Safed Koh range canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain range ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Safīd Kūh NERFINISHED ⓘ Spin Ghar NERFINISHED ⓘ
borderFunction	forms part of the natural boundary between Afghanistan and Pakistan ⓘ
climate	cold winters ⓘ mild to warm summers ⓘ
contains	Sikaram Pass vicinity NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Afghanistan ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ
drainedBy	Kabul River tributaries ⓘ Kurram River tributaries ⓘ
ecoregion	East Afghan montane conifer forests NERFINISHED ⓘ
elevation	about 15620 feet at Mount Sikaram ⓘ about 4761 metres at Mount Sikaram ⓘ
extendsFrom	near Kabul River valley ⓘ
extendsTo	towards the Indus plains ⓘ
formsPartOf	watershed between Kabul River and Kurram River ⓘ
geologicalType	fold mountains ⓘ
geology	primarily sedimentary and metamorphic rocks ⓘ
geopoliticalSignificance	lies along a major historical invasion route into South Asia ⓘ
hasHighestPoint	Mount Sikaram NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalRole	served as a frontier zone for various empires ⓘ
locatedIn	Afghanistan–Pakistan border region NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern Pakistan ⓘ
nameMeaning	White Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
near	Khyber Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ Khyber region NERFINISHED ⓘ city of Jalalabad NERFINISHED ⓘ city of Peshawar ⓘ
orientation	roughly east–west ⓘ
orogeny	Himalayan orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Afghanistan–Pakistan border highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Hindu Kush system NERFINISHED ⓘ mountain barrier between Central Asia and South Asia ⓘ
region	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Hindu Kush–western Himalaya transition zone NERFINISHED ⓘ
separates	Kabul region NERFINISHED ⓘ Peshawar region NERFINISHED ⓘ
snowCover	seasonal snow on higher peaks ⓘ
strategicImportance	contains important passes near Khyber Pass ⓘ controls routes between Kabul and Peshawar ⓘ
transport	traversed by traditional caravan routes ⓘ
usedFor	limited agriculture in valleys ⓘ local pastoralism ⓘ
vegetation	coniferous forests at higher elevations ⓘ scrub and steppe at lower elevations ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Mohmand Agency → locatedInMountainRange → Safed Koh range ⓘ

White Mountains → partOf → Safed Koh range ⓘ

this entity surface form: Safed Koh Range

Spin Ghar range → hasAlternativeName → Safed Koh range ⓘ

this entity surface form: Safed Koh