Hindu Kush
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| Elevation | 7690 |
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| Regions | Central Asia-South |
| Highest point | Noshaq |
| Passes | Dorah Pass |
| Gomal Pass | |
| Salang Pass | |
| Wakhjir Pass | |
| Did you know | The western Safid Koh, the Siah Band and Doshakh are commonly referred to as the Paropamisus by western scholars. |
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| ID | 955746 |
About Hindu Kush
The Hindu Kush, also known in Ancient Greek as the Caucasus Indicus or Paropamisadae, is an 800-kilometre-long mountain range that stretches through Afghanistan, from its centre to northern Pakistan and into Tajikistan and China.
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... Afghanistan is frequently hit by earthquakes - especially in the Hindu Kush mountain range as it lies near the junction of the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates...
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... " Afghanistan is frequently hit by earthquakes - especially in the Hindu Kush mountain range as it lies near the junction of the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates...
Afghanistan earthquake: Race to rescue victims in Herat Province
... Afghanistan is frequently hit by earthquakes - especially in the Hindu Kush mountain range as it lies near the junction of the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates...
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... Hailed as an engineering masterpiece on its completion in the 1960s by the Soviet Union, the major route through the Hindu Kush mountains is often shut for days because of accidents and avalanches...
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... Two successive earthquakes in the Hindu Kush mountains in killed more than 1,100 people...
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... The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge admire the view during their visit to the Chiatibo glacier, in the Hindu Kush mountain range, in Pakistan...
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... Shams Hussaini (also known as Erfan) is 21 and grew up in Sang-e-Masha, a highland town, dominated by the Hindu Kush mountains...
Afghanistan earthquake: Race to rescue victims in Herat Province
Emergency teams in Afghanistan are racing to rescue people from the rubble left by a powerful earthquake that struck The West of the country.
Hundreds of people are feared dead after the 6. 3-magnitude quake hit villages in Herat Province on Saturday.
With communications down and many roads blocked, rescue workers are struggling to reach remote areas.
Thousands of people have been injured. The UN and other organisations have begun to rush in emergency supplies.
The earthquake struck about 40km (25 miles) north-west of The City of Herat at around 11:00 local time (06:30 GMT) on Saturday.
The worst-affected communities consist of mud structures. " In the very first shake all the houses collapsed, " Herat resident Bashir Ahmad , whose family lives in one of The Villages , told AFP news agency.
" Those who were inside the houses were buried, " he added. " There are families we have heard no news from. "
The World Health Organization (WHO) said.
Villagers have used shovels and their hands to pull survivors from the rubble. With their homes destroyed, many residents are preparing to sleep in the open for a second night.
The exact Death Toll is still unclear. The Taliban government says 2,000 people have been either killed or wounded.
In a country with sorely inadequate medical facilities, hospitals are struggling to care for the injured.
" For The Treatment of The Victims of The Incident We Are doing our best, " disaster management ministry spokesman Mullah Janan Sayeq told reporters in Kabul.
" On-site search operations in the affected area are ongoing, " He Said .
Herat is located 120km (75 miles) east of the Iranian border and is considered to be the cultural capital of Afghanistan. An estimated 1. 9 million people are believed to be living in the province.
Afghanistan is frequently hit by Earthquakes - especially in the Hindu Kush Mountain Range as it lies near The Junction of the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates.
In June Last Year , the province of Paktika was hit by a 5. 9 magnitude quake which killed More Than 1,000 people and left tens of thousands homeless.
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