Explanation

• The Hindu Kush range starts near the Pamir Mountains where the borders of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and China meet.
• Starting Point: Pamir Mountains / Pamir Plateau
• Famous Name: “Roof of the World”
• Length: About 800 km (500 miles)
• Region: Pakistan and Afghanistan
• Highest Peak in Hindu Kush: Tirich Mir
• Height of Tirich Mir: 7,708 meters (25,289 ft)

Last verified on 14-05-2026

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Important Passes of Pakistan

1. Khyber Pass

• Connects: Peshawar to Kabul
• Connects: Pakistan to Afghanistan
• Height 1070 meters, 3510 feet 

2. Bolan Pass 

• Connects: JCB and Sibi with Quetta 
• Height: 1793 meters, 5884 feet 

3. Lowari Pass

• Connects: Chitral with Dir 
• Height: 3118 meters, 10230 feet 

4. Broghil Pass

• Location: Pakistan & Afghanistan border 
• Height: 3798 meters, 12460 feet 

5. Malakand Pass

• Connects: Dir with Chitral 
• Height: 1362 meters, 4468 feet 

6. Shandur Pass

• Connects: Gupis/Gilgit with Chitral 
• Height: 3700 meters, 12139 feet 

7. Khanjerab Pass (top most in Pakistan)

• Other name: Friendship Gate
• Connects: China with Pakistan 
• Height: 4693 meters, 15397 feet 

8. Dorah Pass

• Connects: Badakhshan province of Afghanistan with Chitral 
• Height: 4300 meters, 14108 feet 

9. Babusar Pass

• Connects: Mansehra/Abbotabad with Gilgit

10. Kohat Pass

• Connects: Kohat with Peshawar 

11. Khojak Pass

• Connects: Qilla Abdullah with Chaman

12. Tochi Pass

• Connects: Ghazni with Bannu

Last verified on 01-04-2026

Explanation

• Mount K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth.
• It is part of the Karakorum Range.
• It is located on the China–Pakistan border between Baltistan in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan.
• K2, at 8,611 meters above sea level.
• K-2 is Also Known As Godwin Austin.
  
• 'K' standing for Karakoram.
• K2 mountain was first measured by Godwin Austen in 1856.
• The Silk Route is also known as the Karakoram Highway.

Additional information:

• The first highest mountain on Earth is Mount Everest.
• It is located in Nepal.
• The new height of Mount Everest is 8,848.86m (29,032 feet).
• Mount Everest was named after George Everest in 1856.

Last verified on 01-04-2026