Unseen Afghanistan Hindukush Mountains

AIRVŪZ STAFF NOTE : Top AirVuz contributor and DVA Finalist Khyber Khan put together this magnificent aerial tour of the Hindu Kush Mountains of Afghanistan. Considered a western extension of the Himalayan Mountain chain, the Hindu Kush run for about 800 km (just under 500 mi.) through eastern Afghanistan and into neighboring Tajikstand and China. Known in the Antiquity as the Caucasus Indicus or Paropamisadae range, their highest peaks reach an altitude of 7.7k meters above sea level (25.3k ft.). This video was a DVOW Finalist in January, 2020.

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The Hindu Kush is an 800-kilometer-long mountain range that stretches through #Afghanistan, from its centre to northern #Pakistan and into #Tajikistan and #China. The range has numerous high snow-capped peaks, with the highest point being Tirich Mir which rises near the Pakistan Afghanistan border to 7,690 metres.