Hindu Raj
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The Hindu Raj is a mountain range
in northern Pakistan
, between the Hindu Kush
and the Karakoram
ranges. Its highest peak is Koyo Zom
, 6,872 m (22,546 ft). Other notable peaks include Buni Zom
and Ghamubar Zom. The range is less well-known than its neighbors, partly because of the absence of any 8000
or 7000 meter peaks.
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
in northern Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, between the Hindu Kush
Hindu Kush
The Hindu Kush is an mountain range that stretches between central Afghanistan and northern Pakistan. The highest point in the Hindu Kush is Tirich Mir in the Chitral region of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.It is the westernmost extension of the Pamir Mountains, the Karakoram Range, and is a...
and the Karakoram
Karakoram
The Karakoram, or Karakorum , is a large mountain range spanning the borders between Pakistan, India and China, located in the regions of Gilgit-Baltistan , Ladakh , and Xinjiang region,...
ranges. Its highest peak is Koyo Zom
Koyo Zom
Koyo Zom is the highest peak in the Hindu Raj mountain range in Pakistan at . The Hindu Raj mountain range lies between the Hindu Kush and the Karakoram ranges....
, 6,872 m (22,546 ft). Other notable peaks include Buni Zom
Buni Zom
The Buni Zom group is a prominent mountain area of Chitral, in the Hindu Kush range of Pakistan. It rises about 50 km northeast of the town of Chitral, and about 50 km east of Tirich Mir, the highest peak in the Hindu Kush....
and Ghamubar Zom. The range is less well-known than its neighbors, partly because of the absence of any 8000
Eight-thousander
The eight-thousanders are the fourteen independent mountains on Earth that are more than high above sea level. They are all located in the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges in Asia....
or 7000 meter peaks.