Kotal e Hindukush

Kotal-e Hindukush
(Persian: کوتل هندوکش‎‎)
Elevation 4,053 m (13,297 ft)
Location Afghanistan
Range Hindu Kush
Coordinates 35°16′27.6″N 68°54′23.1″E / 35.274333°N 68.906417°E / 35.274333; 68.906417Coordinates: 35°16′27.6″N 68°54′23.1″E / 35.274333°N 68.906417°E / 35.274333; 68.906417[1]

Kotal-e Hindukush (Persian: کوتل هندوکش‎‎, abbreviation of Koh and Tal [2] is a mountain pass in Parwan Province, Afghanistan. It is localed north of Parwan and southwest of Salang Pass (Persian: کوتل سالنگ‎‎) west of the highway Jabal Saraj in the height of the village Taj coordinates: (35.311203,69.114618) (Persian: تاج‎‎, Crown) and Kotal e Taj (Persian: کوتل تاج ‎‎, Taj Pass. Kotal e Hindukusch is 6 km from the mountain under the name Silsilah ye Koh e Hindukush. The Pass is one of the highest passes in the country. It is 205 m lower than the mountain Band e Hindukush (Band mean lake or dam and also abbreviation of Darband (Persian: دربند ‎‎ mountain close orStrait) or Kohband (Persian: کوه بند ‎‎)

References

  1. ↑ "Kotal-e Hindukush Near Parwan". . Retrieved February 23, 2014. External link in |work= (help)
  2. ↑ Koh or Kuh mean mountain and Tal mean also in German valley or dale or Darra
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