Central Brahui Range

Central Brahui Range
Highest point
Elevation3,578 m (11,739 ft)[1]
Geography
LocationPakistan

30°07′N 67°48′E / 30.117°N 67.800°E / 30.117; 67.800 Central Brahui Range (Pashto: وسطی براہوئی سلسلہ) is a mountain range located in the east of Quetta District, in Balochistan province of western Pakistan. The range, which is part of the Sulaiman Range, contains the tallest mountain peak in Balochistan, Zarghun Ghar (3578 m). The range is home to a broad swathe of flora and fauna. The important passes through the range include Bolan Pass and Harnai Pass.[2] Near Quetta it meets the Suleiman Range and Toba Kakar Range.

Peaks

The Central Brahui Range's highest peak is Zarghun Ghar, at 3,578 meters (11738. ft), which is also considered the highest mountain peak in Balochistan, while the second highest peak is Kuchnai Saar, at 3,404 meters (11,170. ft).[1]

Flora

The base of the Zarghoon Ghar up to the city of Ziarat 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 covers an area of about 247,000 acres (1,000 km2).

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Highest Mountains Peak in Baluchistan and Quetta". Chiltan Adventures Association Balochistan.com. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  2. ^ The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Central Brāhui Range". Encyclopedia Britannica. 20 July, 1998. Accessed 22 June 2025.

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