Rugged Hindu Cush Range

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Rugged hindu cush range.

First the mountains are extremely dangerous with high elevations and extreme climate preventing development or reliable transportation second the hindu kush are the traditional gateway to india for invaders from the north and west such as alexander the great and genghis khan. In general the east is more densely settled while the south is sparsely populated urbanization. The brand new andrew martin fabric range hindu kush will breathe life into any room. Commonly understood to mean killer of the hindus killer of the indians or hindu killer in persian is an 800 kilometre long 500 mi mountain range that stretches through afghanistan from its centre to northern pakistan and into tajikistan the range forms the western section of the hindu kush himalayan region hkh and is the.

The fragmented topography has fostered a diverse population of various ethnic groups and religions. Hindu kush great mountain system of central asia that stretches some 500 miles 800 km in length and as much as 150 miles 240 km in width. Smaller groups are found in many of the country s interior valleys. The hindu kush dari pashto.

These include the cold war and most recently the us un collaboration to fight al qaeda and the taliban. The hindu kush could be nicknamed hindu killer for two main reasons. 25 5 of total population 2018. Mountains occupy all but the north central and.

Nearly half the country has an elevation of 2 000 meters or more and the highest peaks in the northeastern hindu kush range exceed 7 000 meters. Louis dupree an american anthropologist whose experience in afghanistan spans decades describes the hindu kush as young rugged ranges. This mountain range with its numerous valleys can be divided into three separate regions. With sharp peaks deep valleys and many almost.

The terrain of afghanistan is dominated by rugged mountain ranges which generally run from the northeast to the southwest. Populations tend to cluster in the foothills and periphery of the rugged hindu kush range. Geologically it resembles its neighbor the karakoram range. The hindu kush mountains in particular have played an important role in tourism and unfortunately in wartime.