Kābul Kūhestān

mountain range, Asia

Also known as: Kābul Kohestān

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Kābul Kūhestān, also known as the central Hindu Kush, is a mountain range in Asia. This region was historically significant for its three major transmontane routes, utilized by figures like Alexander the Great, Timur, and Genghis Khan. The Hindu Kush range significantly shapes Afghanistan's geography, dividing it into distinct regions and influencing its climate by acting as a barrier to moisture from the Indian Ocean. Political control of the Hindu Kush was historically contested, particularly between Russia and Britain in the 19th century, before Afghanistan's establishment.12

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…of the range, known as Kābul Kūhestān (Kohistan), was famous in antiquity as the location of the triodon, three great transmontane routes. The first of these was either the Khawāk Pass in the Panjshēr River valley, over which Alexander the Great passed northward, or the adjacent Thalle Pass, used by…
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…of the range, known as Kābul Kūhestān (Kohistan), was famous in antiquity as the location of the triodon, three great transmontane routes. The first of these was either the Khawāk Pass in the Panjshēr River valley, over which Alexander the Great passed northward, or the adjacent Thalle Pass, used by…
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