Kuh-e Mir Samir
Mir Samir, also called Mir Simir, is a mountain in the Hindu Kush in Afghanistan. The English traveller Eric Newby and the diplomat Hugh Carless attempted to climb Mir Samir in 1956, but they could not reach the main peak, as described in the book A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush.Photo: Zabih Afzali, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 5,662 metres
- Description: mountain in the Hindu Kush in Afghanistan
- Also known as: “Kohe Marsamir”, “Mayr Samayr”, “Mayrsmayr”, “Mersmer”, and “Mir Samir”
Kuh-e Mir Samir
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Paryan District, Panjshir Province, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.5862° or 35° 35′ 10″ northLongitude
70.1642° or 70° 9′ 51″ eastElevation
5,662 metres (18,576 feet)Open location code
8J7GH5P7+FMOpenStreetMap ID
node 3938698216OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q15253520
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