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NATURE
OF AFGHANISTAN
DOMESTIC
PLANTS FOUND IN AFGHANISTAN
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NUTS
& FRUITS
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Figs
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Bananas
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Apricots
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Apples
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Strawberries
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Walnuts
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Dates
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Mulberries
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Quince
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Pine
Nuts
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Plums
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Pears
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Grapes
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Oranges
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Tomatoes
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Almonds
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Peaches
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Pomegranates
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Cherries
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VEGETABLES
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Beets
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Cabbage
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Cauliflower
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Vetch
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Lentils
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Sesame
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Garlic
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Fennel
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Rape
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Opium
Poppy
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Spinach
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Leeks
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Zanzibar
Pea
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Alfalfa
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Chick
Pea
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Flax
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Turnips
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Garden
Pea
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Tobacco
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Watermelons
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Radish
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Asparagus
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Onions
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Mustard
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Artichoke
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Pumpkin
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Brussels
Sprout
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Cotton
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Cucumbers
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Broad
Bean
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Potatoes
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Eggplants
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Oleaster
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Carrots
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Melons
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Green
Salads
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Squash
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Sugarcane
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Clover
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Sunflowers
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CEREALS
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Rice
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Spring
Rye
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Barley
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Millet
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Wheat
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Winter
Rye
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Maize
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Castor
Oil Plant
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MEDICINAL
PLANTS
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Plants
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Used
for
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Plants
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Used
for
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Anise
Seed
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To
flavor medicines
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Asafoetida
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Wounds,
cold & digestion
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Caraway
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Digestion,
blood circulation
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Jujube
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Dysentery
& Fever
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Olive
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Constipation
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Wormwood
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Malaria
|
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Coriander
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Digestion
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Tulip
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Strength
|
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Cumin
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Digestion
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Fleawort
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Laxative
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Garlic
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Malaria,
Scorpion Stings
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Burdock
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Venereal
Diseases
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Henbane
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Syphilitic
Ulcers
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Leopard
Banne
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Snake
Bites & Scorpion Stings
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Marihuana
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Painkiller
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Madwort
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Asthma
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Opium
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Painkiller
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Red
pepper
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Digestion
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Rice
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Diarrhea
& Chest problems
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Ripple
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Diarrhea
& Dysentery
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Safflower
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Rheumatism
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Saffron
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Fever
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Sage
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Menstrual
Bleeding
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Santolin
Yarrow
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Headaches
& Toothaches
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Gerbil
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Wolf
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Tamarisk
gerbil
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Red
deer
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Large
naked-soled gerbil
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Gazelle
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Pygmy
gerbil
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Ibex
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Rat-like
hamster
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Leopard
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Mouse-like
hamster
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Tigers
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Pest
rat
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Snow
Leopard
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Three-toed
jerboa
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Hyaena
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Long
eared desert hedgehog
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Jackal
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Thick-tailed
shrew
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Wild
Pig
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Cape
hare
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Lynx
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Flying
squirrel
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Jungle
cat
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Long-clawed
ground squirrel
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Marbled
polecat
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Gopher
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Fox
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Groundhog
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Brown
bear
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Indian
crested porcupine
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Caracal
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Free-tailed
bat
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Mongoose
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House
bat & Mouse eared Bat
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Ferret
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Desert
hedgehog
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Badger
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House
shrew
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Argali
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Desert
long-eared bat
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Weasel
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Meadow
mouse
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Marten
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Common
rat & Sand rat
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Otter
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Common
mouse
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Sheep
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Field
mouse
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Rhesus
Monkey
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Dormouse
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Mole
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Five
toed jerboa
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High
mountain mole
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HIGHEST
MOUNTAIN PEAKS OF AFGHANISTAN
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| Nr |
Peak |
Height
(in meters) |
Mountain
Range |
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01
|
Noshaq
|
7485
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Hindu
Kush
|
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02
|
Urgend
II
|
7060
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Hindu
Kush
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03
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Urgend
III
|
7036
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Hindu
Kush
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04
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Yamit
|
6940
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Hindu
Kush
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05
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Tirgaran
|
6843
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Hindu
Kush
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06
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Koh-e-Keshnikhan
(M1)
|
6755
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Hindu
Kush
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07
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M2
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6755
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Hindu
Kush
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08
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Koh-e-Eandaras
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6628
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Hindu
Kush
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09
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Lasht
|
6504
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Hindu
Kush
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10
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Yamit
East
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6490
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Hindu
Kush
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11
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Rua
|
6477
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Hindu
Kush
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12
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Yamit
South
|
6442
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Hindu
Kush
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13
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Peak
6435
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6435
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Hindu
Kush
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14
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Koh-e-Pamir
I
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6331
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Hindu
Kush
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15
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Koh-e-Wakhan
|
6330
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Pamir
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16
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Peak
6303
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6303
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Hindu
Kush
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17
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Peak
6290
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6290
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Hindu
Kush
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18
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M7
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6284
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Hindu
Kush
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19
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Koh-e-Halal
I
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6281
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Hindu
Kush
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20
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Peak
6269
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6269
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Hindu
Kush
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21
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M4
|
6258
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Hindu
Kush
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22
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Peak
6234
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6234
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Hindu
Kush
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23
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Koh-e-Marco
Polo
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6194
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Hindu
Kush
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24
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Koh-e-Auar
I
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6183
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Hindu
Kush
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25
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Koh-e-Pamir
II
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6142
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Hindu
Kush
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26
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M6
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6138
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Hindu
Kush
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27
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Miragram
II
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6135
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Hindu
Kush
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28
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Peak
6105
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6105
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Hindu
Kush
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29
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Koh-e-Wark
I
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6104
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Hindu
Kush
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30
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Koh-e-She
Asp-e-Safed
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6101
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Hindu
Kush
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31
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Peak
6100
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6100
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Hindu
Kush
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32
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Koh-e-Wark
II
|
6095
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Hindu
Kush
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33
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Koh-e-Zemestan
|
6092
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Hindu
Kush
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34
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Koh-e-Auar
II
|
6082
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Hindu
Kush
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35
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Koh-e-Purwakshan
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6080
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Hindu
Kush
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36
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Koh-e-Bardar
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6078
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Hindu
Kush
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37
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M5
|
6074
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Hindu
Kush
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38
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Koh-e-oskhel
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6063
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Hindu
Kush
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39
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Keshnikhan
North
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6058
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Hindu
Kush
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40
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Koh-e-Halal
II
|
6041
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Hindu
Kush
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RIVERS,
LAKES, DAMS & MOUNTAIN PASSES IN AFGHANISTAN
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RIVERS
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| Name
of River |
Area |
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Amu
Darya
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Northern
Frontier
|
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Harirud
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Central
Afghanistan
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Helmand
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Central
Hindu Kush
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Ghazni
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Eastern
Afghanistan
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Kabul
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Eastern
Afghanistan
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LAKES
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Name
of Lake
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Area
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Zarkol
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Vakhan
Corridor
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Shiveh
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Badakhshan
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Istadehye
Moqor
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Southern
Ghazni
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Bande
Amir
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Bamian
(Koh-e-Baba)
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DAMS
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Name
of Dam
|
River
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Kajaki
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Helmand
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Arghandab
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Helmand
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Sardeh
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Ghazni
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Kelagay
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Darya-e-Qondoz
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MOUNTAIN
PASSES
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| Mountain
Pass |
Height
(in meters) |
Mountain
Pass |
Height
(in meters) |
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Kachin
|
5,693
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Khawak
|
3,550
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Wakhjir
|
4,923
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Unai
|
3,350
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Salang
|
3,878
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Shibar
|
3,260
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Anjuman
|
3,858
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Bazarak
|
2,713
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Baroghil
|
3,798
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Hajigak
|
2,713
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Shotorgardan
|
3,720
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Lataband
|
2,499
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