Paropamisus

Author: Laxman Burdak, IFS (R).

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Paropamisus Mountains is a mountain range in north western Afghanistan stretching circa 480 km

Variants

• Paropamisis
• Paropamisus Mountains
• Selseleh-ye Safīd Kūh (local name)
• Mount Paropanisus

Location

Located between the western extension of the Hindu Kush in the east (near Chaghcharan, also called Firozkoh) and following the north bank of the Hari River via Herat toward the eastern extensions of Alborz Mountains in Iran in the west. All these mountains are part of the large Alpide belt.

Geography

Silver and lead deposits are found in Paropamisus. The Marghab River rise in the there.