- Sulaiman Range
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Mountain range, central Pakistan, west of the Indus River.It extends about 280 mi (450 km), with summits averaging 6,000–7,000 ft (1,800–2,100 m) tall. The highest peaks, at the northern end, are the twin peaks called Solomon's Throne. The higher of the two, at 18,481 ft (5,633 m), is the site of a popular shrine.
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▪ mountains, Pakistanmountain mass in central Pakistan, extending southward about 280 miles (450 km) from the Gumal Pass to just north of Jacobābād, separating the North-West Frontier Province and Punjab from Balochistān. Its heights gradually decrease toward the south, with summits averaging 6,000–7,000 feet (1,800–2,100 m), the highest being the twin peaks (30 miles [48 km] from the Gumal Pass) called Takht-i-Sulaimān, or Solomon's Throne, which legend connects with Solomon's visit to Hindustān; the higher of the peaks, at 18,481 feet (5,633 m), is the site of a ziyārat (shrine) visited annually by many pilgrims. The range's eastern face dips steeply to the Indus River, but on the west the range declines more gradually. Juniper and edible pines abound in the north and olives in the centre, but vegetation is scarce in the south. The Ghāt, Zao, Chūhar Khel Dhana, and Sakhi Sarwar are the principal passes in the north. In the south, west of Dera Ghāzi Khān, lies the hill station of Fort Munro (6,303 feet [1,921 m]).* * *
Universalium. 2010.
