Elevation 1,796 m Parent range Afghanistan | Parent peak Hindu Kush | |
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Location near Andarab District Baghlan | ||
Shahkush (Persian: شاه کش ; mountain which attracts the king) is a mountain in Baghlan in Afghanistan. It is located near the settlement Shah Kush. It is at the coordinates (35° 37' 20.4" N 69° 6' 44.8" E).
special features
In particular, up to two-thousand meters heights mountains were visited for meditation of the pre-Islamic religions, especially their temple and fireplaces were built on the summit of these mountains.
The Hindu citizens of Kabul rose and rise even to the mountains around Kabul, for example, to praise their gods on the mountains of Assamai, Sher Darwaza, Shevaki and Hindaki, Kuhe Hindu, Kham e Hindu, Kohe Deh e Hindu etc.
References
Shah Kush Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA