Hindu Kush Mountains- a mountain range extending to the west of the Himalayas Hindu Kush Afghanistan,Islamic State of Afghanistan- a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south; "Soviet troops invaded ...
Deep valleys, basins and very high mountains form a complex mosaic of sites with contrasting climatic conditions. The Hindu Kush has significantly higher elevational belts than the Alps, the Caucasus, and the Iranian mountains. Thus, the ecological conditions are very diverse and are the reason ...
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Salang Tunnel This is the anti-avalanche gallery at the approach to the Salang Tunnel cutting through the Hindu Kush mountains about 60 miles north of Kabul. At the time this photo was taken it was the highest road tunnel in the world at an altitude of 11,200 ft. It was built in 196...
Band-e Amir is a chain of 6 deep blue lakes located high in the Hindu Kush Mountains of Central Afghanistan. They became Afghanistan’s first national park in 2008. The beautiful lakes were formed from mineral rich water that seeped out of faults and cracks in the rocky landscape. The high...
Hussain lives in the central Afghan town of Bamyan. Much of what the outside world knows about Bamyan centers around the two giant Buddhas that were carved into the Hindu Kush Mountains hundreds of years ago. But today, there are just giant holes in the mountain where the gre...
Nanga Parbat anchors the far western end of the Himalayas, marking the point where the Himalayas meet the Indus River and the Karakoram and Hindu Kush mountain ranges, and it’s an incredibly scenic spot. The astonishing views of the mountain’s north face are reason enough to visit the Fair...
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The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) mountains provide two billion people a vital regional lifeline via waterfor food (especially irrigation), water for energy (hydropower), and water for ecosystem services (riparian habitats, environmental flows, and rich and diverse cultural values). ...
A historical region of India considered at various times to include only the upper Ganges River plateau or all of northern India from the Himalaya Mountains to the Deccan Plateau and from the Punjab to Assam. The term has also been applied to the entire Indian subcontinent. ...