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Paropamisus

The Paropamisus Mountains is a mountain range in north western stretching circa 300 mi between the western extension of the in the east and following the north bank of the Hari River via toward the eastern extensions of in in the west.
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  • Type: Mountain range with an elevation of 3,296 metres
  • Description: mountain range in Afghanistan
  • Also known as: “Firoz koh”, “Firuz kuh”, “Khrebet Safedkokh”, “Paropamisus Mountains”, “Paropamisus Range”, “Safed Koh”, “Selselae Safēḏ Koh”, “Selseleh-ye Safid Kuh”, “Selseleh-ye Safīd Kūh”, and “Selseleh-ye Sefīd Kūh”

Paropamisus

Latitude
34.50673° or 34° 30′ 24″ north
Longitude
63.80589° or 63° 48′ 21″ east
Elevation
3,296 metres (10,814 feet)
Open location code
8J65GR44+M9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5702308023
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­mountain_range
Geo­Names ID
1126540
Wiki­data ID
Q21484455
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Paropamisus” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جبال باروباميسوس”
  • Cebuano: “Silsilah-ye Safed Koh”
  • Cebuano: “Silsilah-ye Safēd Kōh”
  • Czech: “Sefídkúh”
  • Dutch: “Silsilah-ye Safēd Kōh”
  • French: “Parapomisus”
  • Ladin: “Paropamisus”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Paropamisus”
  • Norwegian: “Paropamisus”
  • Persian: “پاروپامیسوس”
  • Persian: “رشته‌کوه پاروپامیسوس”
  • Polish: “Paropamis”
  • Polish: “Safed Koh”
  • Polish: “Safid Kuh”
  • Russian: “Сафедкох”
  • Slovenian: “Paropamisós”
  • Slovenian: “Paropamiz”
  • Slovenian: “Salseleh-ye Safīd Kūh”
  • Spanish: “Paropamiso”
  • Swedish: “Paropamisus”
  • Swedish: “Safed koh”
  • Swedish: “Safed kuh”
  • Tajik: “Сафедкӯҳ”
  • Uzbek: “Safedkoʻh”
  • Venetian: “Silsilah-ye Safēd Kōh”

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