Hindu Kush
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The Hindu Kush is a major mountain range in Central and South Asia, forming a rugged extension of the Himalayas and serving as a historic crossroads between the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
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mountain → mountain pass → mountain range → |
| borderRegionOf |
Central Asia
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Indian subcontinent → Middle East → |
| climate |
high-mountain climate
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| continent |
Asia
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| country |
Afghanistan
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Pakistan → |
| ecoregions |
alpine meadows
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montane forests → |
| elevation |
7708 m
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| extendsFrom |
central Afghanistan
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| extendsTo |
northern Pakistan
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| formedBy |
collision of Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate
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| geology |
fold-and-thrust belt
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| glaciers |
numerous mountain glaciers
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| highestElevation |
7708 m
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| highestPoint |
Tirich Mir
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| historicalRole |
military corridor for invasions of the Indian subcontinent
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trade route between Central Asia and Indian subcontinent → |
| knownFor |
difficult passes
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rugged terrain → strategic location → |
| length |
approximately 800 km
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| locatedIn |
Central Asia
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Hindu Kush → Hindu Kush → South Asia → |
| nearbyCities |
Kabul
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Peshawar → |
| orientation |
southwest–northeast
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| orogeny |
Alpine orogeny
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| partOf |
Alpide belt
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Himalayan orogenic system → |
| passesInclude |
Khyber Pass vicinity
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Salang Pass → |
| riverBasins |
Amu Darya basin
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Indus basin → Kabul River basin → |
| seismicActivity |
high
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| snowCover |
permanent snow at higher elevations
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| timeZoneRegion |
UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan) vicinity
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UTC+5 (Pakistan) vicinity → |
| traversedBy |
Alexander the Great
→
Islamic armies during early Islamic expansion → Kushan Empire → |