Hindu Kush

Hindu Kush
Hindu Kush range
Highest point
Peak	Tirich Mir
Elevation	7,708 m (25,289 ft)
Coordinates	36°14′45″N 71°50′38″E / 36.24583°N 71.84389°E / 36.24583; 71.84389
Geography
Topography of the Hindu Kush range
Countries	List Afghanistan Pakistan China Tajikistan
Region	South-Central Asia
Parent range	Himalayas

Coordinates: 35°N 71°E / 35°N 71°E / 35; 71

The Hindu Kush (/kʊʃ, kuːʃ/; Pashto, Persian and Urdu: هندوکش‎), also known in Ancient Greek as the Caucasus Indicus (Ancient Greek: Καύκασος Ινδικός) or Paropamisadae (Ancient Greek: Παροπαμισάδαι), is an 800-kilometre-long (500 mi) mountain range that stretches near the Afghan-Pakistan border, from central Afghanistan to northern Pakistan. It forms the western section of the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region (HKH). It divides the valley of the Amu Darya (the ancient Oxus) to the north from the Indus River valley to the south.