Mount Sikaram
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Mount Sikaram (Pashto, Dari, Template:Langx) is a mountain on the Afghanistan–Pakistan border, south of the Kabul River and Khyber Pass. At Script error: No such module "convert".,[1] it is the highest peak of the Spīn Ghar, or Safēd Kōh, mountain range.
Location
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A small valley on the slope of Mount Sikaram encompasses a number of villages, districts, and tribal regions—many historically significant—including Peiwar, Alizai, Tari Mangal, Narai, Speena Shaga, and Khewas. The Gawi Pass, also known as the Peiwar Kotal Pass, runs between the Kurram Valley and Afghanistan's Aryub Valley; it connects the Paktia Province of Afghanistan with the Kurram District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the former FATA region of Pakistan.
History
- 1878: British forces were victorious over Afghan forces and seized control of the Peiwar Pass in the Battle of Peiwar Kotal.
- 1878-1879: British surveyor George Batley Scott climbed the mountain during a campaign to survey Afghanistan.[2]
See also
- Hindu Kush
- Mountain ranges of Pakistan
- List of Mountains in Pakistan
- List of mountain ranges of the world
- List of Ultras of the Karakoram and Hindu Kush
References
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- ↑ Boleslaw Chwaściński: The Exploration of the Hindu Kush. In: The Alpine Journal. Bd. 71, Nr. 2 = Nr. 313, 1966, S. 199–214, hier S. 203, (PDF; 6.5 MB).
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