Back جبال سليمان ARZ Сулейманавы горы Byelorussian Сюлейманови планини Bulgarian सुलेमान परबत Bihari Muntanyes Sulayman Catalan Sulaimān Range (kabukiran sa Punjab, lat 30,45, long 70,17) CEB چیاکانی سولەیمان CKB Sulajmánské pohoří Czech Όρη Σουλαϊμάν Greek Montañas de Sulaimán Spanish
| Sulaiman Mountains | |
|---|---|
| د كسې غرونه / کوه سليمان | |
 Satellite image of a part of the Sulaiman Range | |
| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | 30°30′N 70°10′E / 30.500°N 70.167°E |
| Dimensions | |
| Area | 6,475 km2 (2,500 sq mi) |
| Geography | |
  Sulaiman Mountains Location  Sulaiman Mountains Sulaiman Mountains (Pakistan) | |
| Location | Zabul, Kandahar and Loya Paktia, Afghanistan, northern Balochistan, and FATA, Pakistan |
| Parent range | Hindu Kush |
The Sulaiman Mountains, also known as Kōh-e Sulaymān, Kasē Ghrūna Da Suleiman Ghruna (Pashto: د كسې غرونه ، د سلیمان غرونه; "Mountains of Qaes/Kasi and Solomon") (Balochi:کوهِ سليمان; "Mountains of Solomon") are a north–south extension of the southern Hindu Kush mountain system in eastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan. They are also known as Aparanchal Range or Western Mountains (Sanskrit: अपरा; romanised: Aparā; literally: "West"; आंचल; romanised: ānchal; literally: "mountains" or "mountainous region"), as they mark the westernmost boundary of the Indian Subcontinent. They rise to form the eastern edge of the Iranian plateau.[1] They are located in the Kandahar, Zabul and Paktia Provinces of Afghanistan, and in Pakistan they extend over the northern part of Balochistan, Waziristan and Kurram of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In southwestern Punjab, the mountains extend into the Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur Districts, which are located west of the Indus River on the boundary with Balochistan. Bordering the mountains to the east are the plains of the Indus River valley, and to the north are the arid highlands of the Central Hindu Kush whose heights extend up to 3,383 m (11,099 ft).[2] The total area on which this range spans around 6,475 km2 (2,500 sq mi).[3] Together with the Kirthar Mountains on the border between Balochistan and Sindh Province, the Sulaiman Mountains form the Sulaiman-Kirthar geologic province.[4]
The most well-known peak of the Sulaimans is the twin-peaked Takht-e-Sulaiman or "Throne of Prophet Solomon" at 3,487 m (11,440 ft),[5] located near Darazinda in Dera Ismail Khan Subdivision, close to the border with both South Waziristan and the Zhob District of neighboring Balochistan province. The highest peak is Zarghun Ghar at 3,578 m (11,739 ft) near Quetta. The next highest peak in Balochistan province is Khilafat Hill at 3,475 m (11,401 ft) located in the Ziarat District of Pakistan and is famous for the Ziarat Juniper Forest, where Juniperus macropoda trees grow.[6]
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- ^ "Koh-e-Suleman | District Dera Ghazi Khan". Punjab Government. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ "USGS Bulletin 2208-C: Sembar Goru/Ghazij Composite Total Petroleum System, Indus and Sulaiman-Kirthar Geologic Provinces, Pakistan and India". pubs.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ Park, G. (2017). Mountains: The origins of the Earth's mountain systems. Dunedin Academic Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78046-579-1.
- ^ Shah, S. A. (2013). "In Balochistan, an ancient forest battles for survival". Dawn. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
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