Zarghun Ghar ( ps, زرغون غر, lit. "Green Mountain"), or Zarghoon Mountains, is a
mountain range
A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...
located in the east of the
Quetta District
Quetta ( ps, کوټه, bal, , ur, ) is a district in the north-west of the Balochistan province of Pakistan, on the border with Kandahar province, Afghanistan. It is part of Quetta Division. The district is famous for its agriculture produce, ...
, in
Balochistan Province
Balochistan (; bal, بلۏچستان; ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southwestern region of the country, Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan by land area but is the least populated one. It shares land ...
, western
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
. It contains the tallest mountain in the Balochistan region. The range is home to a broad swathe of flora and fauna.
Peaks
The Zarghun Ghar range's highest peak is
Loy saar Naikan, at 3,578 meters (11738. ft) which is also consider as the highest mountain peak in Balochistan Province, while the second highest peak is Kuchnai Saar, at 3,404 meters (11,170. ft). At , The "Loy Saar Naikan" of the Zarghun Ghar mountain range is the highest mount peak of Baluchistan.
[http://www.caab.20m.com , Chiltan Adventurers Association Balochistan]
Flora
The base of the Zarghoon Ghar up to
Ziarat
Ziarat (Urdu and ps, ) is a city in the Ziarat District situated in the Balochistan. It is
from the capital city of Eastern Balochistan Quetta. It was established as a district on 1st July 1986, before then it was part of Sibi district. The ...
is densely covered by
Pashtun juniper (''Juniperus seravschanica'') trees, a forest of about 200,000 acres (810 km2). The Pashtun Juniper forest in the adjacent
Ziarat District
Ziarat ( ur, ) is a district in the north of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Ziarat town (situated at an altitude of about 2,400 meters) is headquarters of the district of the Sub division, and also of the tehsil. Khalifat Hills have the highe ...
covers an area of about 247,000 acres (1,000 km2).
See also
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Sulaiman Mountains
The Sulaiman Mountains, also known as Kōh-e Sulaymān ( Balochi/Urdu/ fa, ; "Mountains of Solomon") or Da Kasē Ghrūna ( ps, د كسې غرونه; "Mountains of Kasi"), are a north–south extension of the southern Hindu Kush mountain system i ...
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List of mountains in Pakistan
Pakistan is home to 108 peaks above 7,000 metres and 4555 above 6,000 m. There is no count of the peaks above 5,000 and 4,000 m. Five of the 14 highest independent peaks in the world (the eight-thousanders) are in Pakistan (four of which lie in ...
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Mountain ranges of Pakistan
Pakistan is home to many mountains above . Five of the world's fourteen mountains taller than ("eight-thousanders") are in Pakistan, four of which are near Concordia.
Most of Pakistan's high peaks are located in the Karakoram range, the hig ...
References
External links
Mount Chiltan at Wikimapia.comNcbi.nlm.nih.gov
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Mountain ranges of Balochistan (Pakistan)
Quetta District
Sulaiman Mountains