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Mount Sikaram

Coordinates: 34°02′18″N 69°54′09″E / 34.03833°N 69.90250°E / 34.03833; 69.90250
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Mount Sikaram
Mount Sikaram viewed from the Kurram Valley
Highest point
Elevation4,755 m (15,600 ft)[1]
Prominence2,295 m (7,530 ft)[1]
ListingUltra
Coordinates34°02′18″N 69°54′09″E / 34.03833°N 69.90250°E / 34.03833; 69.90250[1]
Naming
Native name سیکرم (Urdu)
Geography
Mount Sikaram is located in Afghanistan
Mount Sikaram
Mount Sikaram
Location in the Western Himalayas on Afghanistan–Pakistan border
Mount Sikaram is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Mount Sikaram
Mount Sikaram
Mount Sikaram (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Mount Sikaram is located in Pakistan
Mount Sikaram
Mount Sikaram
Mount Sikaram (Pakistan)
Map
LocationAfghanistan–Pakistan Border
CountriesAfghanistan and Pakistan
Provinces/DistrictsLogar, Paktia and Parachinar
Parent rangeSpin Ghar, Hindu Kush,
Western Himalayas

Mount Sikaram (Pashto, Dari, Urdu: سیکرم) is a mountain on the AfghanistanPakistan border, south of the Kabul River and Khyber Pass. At 4,755 m (15,600 ft),[1] it is the highest peak of the Spīn Ghar, or Safēd Kōh, mountain range.

Location

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Mount Sikaram is located north of the village of Peshawar in the Kurram District of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Its parent range, Spīn Ghar connects directly with the Shandūr offshoot of the Hindu Kush mountain system. Atop the range, temperatures can fall below 0 °C (32 °F) at any time of the year.[citation needed]

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

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Afghanistan and Central/Southern Pakistan". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
  2. ^ 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).