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• Lying in the Galyat region of the Pir Panjal Range
• Under the western Himalayas,
• It is located in the northeast of the capital city of Islamabad
• Murree was constructed in 1853 
• Murree was the summer headquarters of colonial Punjab
• It has an average altitude of 2,291 metres (7,516 ft).

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K2 World 2nd highest mountain

• K2 Elevation: 8,611 m
• K2 First ascent: July 31, 1954
• K2 Mountain range: Karakoram range
• K2 First ascenders: Achille Compagnoni, Lino Lacedelli
• K2 Easiest route: Abruzzi Spur

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• The Hindu Kush Range is a major mountain range in Central and South Asia.
• It mainly stretches across Afghanistan and northern Pakistan.
• The range forms part of the Himalayan mountain system.
• It is about 800 km long and separates Central Asia from the Indian Subcontinent.
  

Additional information:

• Himalayas – Located in Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, China
  Karakoram Range – Pakistan, China, India
  Pamir Mountains – Tajikistan, Afghanistan, China
  Tien Shan – Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, China

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Rakaposhi is located in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan.

It is the 27th-highest mountain in the world.

It is the steepest peak in the world.

Rakaposhi rises over the Nagar Valley.

It is the part of the Karakoram range.

It is the 12th highest mountain in Pakistan.

The first successful ascent was in 1958 by Mike Banks and Tom Patey.

Rakaposhi is also known as Dumani, meaning "Mother of Mist" or "Mother of Clouds."

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Dumani peak is another name for Rakaposhi

A7,788-meter (25,551 ft) mountain in the Karakoram range of Pakistan,

Located in the Nagar Valley.

Known as "Mother of Mist" or "Mother of Clouds,"

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The Khewra Salt Mine is also known as the Mayo Salt Mine.

It is located in the Salt Range mountains in the Jhelum District of Punjab, Pakistan.

This low mountain system extends approximately 300 kilometers between the Jhelum and Indus rivers.

It remains the world's second-largest salt mine and Pakistan's largest and oldest.

The mine features unique structures made entirely of salt bricks, including a replica of the Badshahi Mosque.

It is a salt hospital for asthma patients, and artistic carvings like a model of the Great Wall of China.

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The Kirthar Range is a significant mountain range in southern Pakistan.

It marks the boundary between the provinces of Sindh and Balochistan.

It extends for approximately 300 kilometers (190 miles) from the Mula River southward to Cape Monze on the Arabian Sea. 

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The Sulaiman Range in Pakistan is famous for Takht-i-Sulaima

It is famous for the extension of the Hindu Kush mountains, with its highest peak, Takht-i-Sulaima

 Elevation 3,487 m.

Sulaiman Mountains First ascender George White

Takhat-e-Sulaiman peak is located in Balochistan.

Its peak is located on the border of both the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan 

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• The elevation of the Kirthar Mountains is 2,260 meters (7,410 feet).
• The highest peak in the Kirthar Range is Zardak Peak.
• It stands at 7,430 feet (2,260 meters).
• The Kirthar Range is situated along the border of Balochistan and Sindh provinces.
• The hill station of Gorakh, located in the Kirthar Mountains, is situated off Dadu in Sindh.

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