Hindu Kush

Hindu Kush

Hindu Kush , a high mountain system, extending c.500 mi (800 km) W from the Pamir Knot, N Pakistan, into NE Afghanistan; rising to 25,236 ft (7,692 m) in Tirich Mir, on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Glaciated and receiving heavy snowfall, the mountains have permanently snow-covered peaks and little vegetation. Meltwater feeds the headstreams of the Amu Darya and the Indus rivers. The irrigated valleys are heavily populated, and extensive lumbering has greatly reduced the forests on the southern slopes. The system is crossed by several high-altitude passes; once used by Alexander the Great, Timur, and others in their invasions of India, they are now trade routes. The Hindu Kush were called the Caucasus Indicus by the ancient Greeks.

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Hindu Kush, Afghanistan‐Pakistan A huge mountain system known to Alexander III the Great as the ‘Caucasus’. However, the name is said to represent Hendu Kosh ‘Hindu Killer’ or ‘Killer of Indians’ because, according to the great 14th‐century Arab traveller, Ibn Battutah, so many slaves died from severe cold while attempting to cross it.

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Hindu Kush Mountain range in central Asia, a continuation of the Himalayas extending wsw for 800–960km (500–600mi) from n Pakistan and ne Afghanistan. The highest peak is Tirich Mir, at 7700m (25,260ft).

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