Four major landscape units can be distinguished: 1. The northern hill country of Afghan Turkestan between the Amu Darya and the central mountain country, decreasing in height from 1800 m to 300-600 m. It is a fairly dry steppe area. 2. The central mountain country consisting of a number of ridges. From west to east: the Paropamisus (or Feros-Koh), more to the north the Band-i-Tourkestan, then the Koh-i-Baba massif (approx. 4000 m, highest peak Shah Folahdi 5140 m) which can be reached via the Bamian pass. passes into the Hindu Kush (peaks of 6300 m and higher, highest peak: Tirich Mir, 7700 m) which finally ends at the southern edge of the Pamir Mountains (dominated by the 3800 m high Baroghil Pass in the Wakhan region). 3. The plains of southern Afghanistan (300 to 900 m altitude); arid steppes, sand and pebble deserts (Registan, approx. 30000 km2; Dasht-i-Margo, approx. 40000 km2) and salt steppes. 4. The Suleiman Mountains on the border with Pakistan. This mountain range connects to the Hindu Kush via the Safed Koh mountain in which the famous Khyber (Kaiber) pass (2081 m) is located. See findjobdescriptions for Afghanistan Country Guide.
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