Kush (mountain)

Kush
(Persian: کش )
Kush

Location in the Hindu Kush

Highest point
Elevation 2,527 m (8,291 ft)
Coordinates 28°49′1.7″N 66°34′2.7″E / 28.817139°N 66.567417°E / 28.817139; 66.567417Coordinates: 28°49′1.7″N 66°34′2.7″E / 28.817139°N 66.567417°E / 28.817139; 66.567417
Geography
Location Balochistan, Pakistan
Parent range Hindu Kush

Kush (Persian: کش, Balochi: کش, happy or merry) is a mountain near Kalat, Pakistan Balochistan. The mountain is located below the Durand Line between Afghanistan and India (now Pakistan) in the field of Baloch people. It is located not far from the similarly-named Kushi mountain. The Balochi language is one of the four major Iranian languages (Paschto, Balochi, Kurdi and Persian).

Location

With an elevation of 2,527 metres (8,291 ft), Kush is a mountain near the mountain named Thok in Pakistan. It also known as Kuish. It is in the time zone of Asia/Karachi UTC/GMT+05:00.[1]

Kush, Kash, Kesh, Kosh

The terms such as Kush, Kash, Kosh and Kesh have been used in context with the mountains in the different countries, especially in Iranian plateau (Kurdish regions, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan), but also even in Ukraine and Poland, especially Kash means in Kurdi (Sorjani), an Iranian language also, mountain ridges and high mountains.[2]

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References

  1. "Kush - Mountain Near Thok in Pakistan". Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  2. Abdul Rahman Sharafkondi Hazhar (1st ed. 1990) Farhang Kurdi-Farsi, Tehran, 4th ed. 2005, P. 601
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