Sulaiman Mountain Range
Sulaiman Range, mountain mass in central Pakistan, extending southward about 280 miles (450 km) from the Gumal Pass
to just north of Jacobabad, separating Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab
from Balochistan. Its heights gradually decrease toward the south, with
summits averaging 6,000–7,000 feet (1,800–2,100 metres), the highest
being the twin peaks (30 miles [48 km] from the Gumal Pass) called
Takht-i-Sulaiman, or Solomon’s Throne, which legend connects with
Solomon’s visit to Hindustan; the higher of the peaks, at 18,481 feet
(5,633 metres), is the site of a ziyārat (shrine) visited
annually by many pilgrims. The range’s eastern face dips steeply to the
Indus River, but on the west the range declines more gradually. Juniper
and edible pines abound in the north and olives in the centre, but
vegetation is scarce in the south. The Ghat, Zao, Chuhar Khel Dhana, and
Sakhi Sarwar are the principal passes in the north. In the south, west
of Dera Ghazi Khan, lies the hill station of Fort Munro (6,303 feet
[1,921 metres]).
Pakistan’s major geological and one of the bordering mountain ranges between the Iranian Plateau and the Asian subcontinent is Sulaiman Mountain Range. Takht-e-Sulaimanis is the highest peak of this range having height 3487 meters in Baluchistan, Pakistan. Its finally touches the Hindu Kush range in north.
Sulaiman Range and high Plateau in west and southwest act as a natural barrier against the winds called “Humid” that blows from the Indian ocean thus creating arid conditions across southern Afghanistan to the north. The lush delta of Sulaiman range is proven to be heavily flooding and is uncultivated wilderness.
Takht-e-Sulaiman (3,487 m or 11,085 feet), Kaisargarh (11,300 feet), Takatu and Giandari are some of the mountain peaks in the Sulaiman range. The mountain range approaches the Indus river near Mithankot in Rajanpur district of Punjab.
The east side of Quetta, Pakistan is the legend of Sulaiman Range with overlooking plain of the Indus river. Accoring to Ibn Battuta the name of range and peaks was given because Hazrat Sulaiman, one of the prophet of Allah Almighty, climbed on Takht-i Sulaiman mountain and looked out over the dark land of south Asia and then turned back and left the mountain which is named after him.
According to Al-Biruni, this mountain range in his memoirs as being the western frontier mountains of South Asia and the homeland of the people known as the Afghans or Pashtuns.
Pakistan’s major geological and one of the bordering mountain ranges between the Iranian Plateau and the Asian subcontinent is Sulaiman Mountain Range. Takht-e-Sulaimanis is the highest peak of this range having height 3487 meters in Baluchistan, Pakistan. Its finally touches the Hindu Kush range in north.
Sulaiman Range and high Plateau in west and southwest act as a natural barrier against the winds called “Humid” that blows from the Indian ocean thus creating arid conditions across southern Afghanistan to the north. The lush delta of Sulaiman range is proven to be heavily flooding and is uncultivated wilderness.
Takht-e-Sulaiman (3,487 m or 11,085 feet), Kaisargarh (11,300 feet), Takatu and Giandari are some of the mountain peaks in the Sulaiman range. The mountain range approaches the Indus river near Mithankot in Rajanpur district of Punjab.
The east side of Quetta, Pakistan is the legend of Sulaiman Range with overlooking plain of the Indus river. Accoring to Ibn Battuta the name of range and peaks was given because Hazrat Sulaiman, one of the prophet of Allah Almighty, climbed on Takht-i Sulaiman mountain and looked out over the dark land of south Asia and then turned back and left the mountain which is named after him.
According to Al-Biruni, this mountain range in his memoirs as being the western frontier mountains of South Asia and the homeland of the people known as the Afghans or Pashtuns.
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