Mount Sikaram

Mount Sikaram (Pashto, Dari, Urdu: سیکرم‎) is a mountain on the Afghanistan–Pakistan border, south of the Kabul River and Khyber Pass. At 4,755 m (15,600 ft),[1] it is the highest peak of the Spīn Ghar, or Safēd Kōh, mountain range.[2]

Mount Sikaram
سیکرم
Mount Sikaram viewed from the Kurram Valley
Highest point
Elevation4,755 m (15,600 ft) [1]
Prominence2,295 m (7,530 ft) [1]
ListingUltra
Coordinates34°02′18″N 69°54′09″E [1]
Geography
Mount Sikaram
سیکرم
Location in the Western Himalayas on Afghanistan–Pakistan border
Mount Sikaram
سیکرم
Mount Sikaram
سیکرم (Pakistan)
LocationAfghanistan–Pakistan Border
CountriesAfghanistan and Pakistan
ProvinceLogar, Paktia and Parachinar
Parent rangeSpin Ghar, Hindu Kush,
Western Himalayas

Location

Mount Sikaram is located north of the village of Peiwar in the Kurram District of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Its parent range, Spīn Ghar connects directly with the Shandūr offshoot of the Hindu Kush mountain system. Atop the range, temperatures can fall below 0 °C (32 °F) at any time of the year.

A small valley on the slope of Mount Sikaram encompasses a number of villages, districts, and tribal regions—many historically significant—including Peiwar, Alizai, Tari Mangal, Narai, Speena Shaga, and Khewas. The Gawi Pass, also known as the Peiwar Kotal Pass, runs between the Kurram Valley and Afghanistan's Aryub Valley; it connects the Paktia Province of Afghanistan with the Kurram District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the Ex Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan.

History
  • 1878 British forces were victorious over Afghan forces and seized control of the Peiwar Pass in the Battle of Peiwar Kotal.
  • 1878-1879 British surveyor George Batley Scott climbed the mountain during a campaign to survey Afghanistan.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Afghanistan and Central/Southern Pakistan". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
  2. "Safīd Mountain Range on Pakistan-Afghanistan Border". Earth Snapshot. 12 March 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  3. Boleslaw Chwaściński: The Exploration of the Hindu Kush. In: The Alpine Journal. Bd. 71, Nr. 2 = Nr. 313, 1966, S. 199–214, hier S. 203, (PDF; 6.5 MB).


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