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]

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Mount Sikaram
Mount Sikaram viewed from the Kurram Valley
Highest point
Elevation	4,755 m (15,600 ft)[1]
Prominence	2,295 m (7,530 ft)[1]
Listing	Ultra
Coordinates	34°02′18″N 69°54′09″E[1]
Naming
Native name	سیکرم  (Urdu)
Geography
Mount Sikaram Location in the Western Himalayas on Afghanistan–Pakistan border Show map of Afghanistan Mount Sikaram Mount Sikaram (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Show map of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mount Sikaram Mount Sikaram (Pakistan) Show map of Pakistan
Location	Afghanistan–Pakistan Border
Countries	Afghanistan and Pakistan
Provinces	Logar, Paktia and Parachinar
Parent range	Spin Ghar, Hindu Kush, Western Himalayas

Location

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Mount Sikaram is located north of the village of Peshawar 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.^{[citation needed]}

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

• Hindukush
• Mountain ranges of Pakistan
• List of Mountains in Pakistan
• List of mountain ranges of the world
• List of Ultras of the Karakoram and Hindu Kush

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