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hindu kush
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Princeton's WordNet
Hindu Kush, Hindu Kush Mountainsnoun
a mountain range extending to the west of the Himalayas
Wiktionary
Hindu Kushnoun
A mountain range in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Etymology: From هندوکش "Mountains of the Indus / of India".
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Hindu Kush
The Hindu Kush is an 800-kilometre-long (500 mi) mountain range in Central and South Asia to the west of the Himalayas. It stretches from central and western Afghanistan into northwestern Pakistan and far southeastern Tajikistan. The range forms the western section of the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region (HKH); to the north, near its northeastern end, the Hindu Kush buttresses the Pamir Mountains near the point where the borders of China, Pakistan and Afghanistan meet, after which it runs southwest through Pakistan and into Afghanistan near their border. The eastern end of the Hindu Kush in the north merges with the Karakoram Range. Towards its southern end, it connects with the White Mountains near the Kabul River. It divides the valley of the Amu Darya (the ancient Oxus) to the north from the Indus River valley to the south. The range has numerous high snow-capped peaks, with the highest point being Tirich Mir or Terichmir at 7,708 metres (25,289 ft) in the Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The Hindu Kush range region was a historically significant center of Buddhism, with sites such as the Bamiyan Buddhas. The range and communities settled in it hosted ancient monasteries, important trade networks and travelers between Central Asia and South Asia. While the vast majority of the region has been majority-Muslim for several centuries now, certain portions of the Hindu Kush only became Islamized relatively recently, such as Kafiristan, which retained ancient polytheistic beliefs until the 19th century when it was converted to Islam by the Durrani Empire and renamed Nuristan ("land of light"). The Hindu Kush range has also been the passageway for invasions of the Indian subcontinent, and continues to be important to contemporary warfare in Afghanistan.
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hindu kush
The Hindu Kush is a mountain range located in Central and South Asia, extending from Afghanistan to northern Pakistan. It is renowned for its high peaks, with more than 20 that exceed 7,000 meters (23,000 feet) in height, including Mount Tirich Mir, the range's highest point. The region is important historically, geographically and culturally, serving as a key trade route through Asia and a diverse habitat for a wide range of human and animal populations. The name 'Hindu Kush' is often translated to mean 'Kills the Hindu' or 'Hindu Killer', alluding to the many deaths along the harsh routes of the mountain range historically taken by Indian slaves.
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Hindu Kush
The Hindu Kush, also known as Pāriyātra Parvata or Paropamisadae, is an 800 km long mountain range that stretches between central Afghanistan and northern Pakistan. The highest point in the Hindu Kush is Tirich Mir in Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It divides the valley of the Amu Darya to the north from the Indus River valley to the south. To the east the Hindu Kush buttresses the Pamir range near the point where the borders of China, Pakistan and Afghanistan meet, after which it runs southwest through Pakistan and into Afghanistan, finally merging into minor ranges in western Afghanistan.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Hindu Kush
a lofty mountain range stretching 365 m. from the western extremity of the Himalayas, from which it is cut off by the valley of the Indus into Afghanistan, which it divides from Turkestan; it attains an elevation of 23,000 ft.; is crossed by several passes, and is rich in minerals, especially iron; the tribes that inhabit it are chiefly Shins and Dards.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hindu kush in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hindu kush in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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