Sulaiman Range

Sulaiman Range
د كسي غرونه / کوه سليمان
Satellite image of a part of the Sulaiman Range.
Highest point
Elevation	3,487 m (11,440 ft)
Coordinates	30°30′N 70°10′E / 30.500°N 70.167°E / 30.500; 70.167Coordinates: 30°30′N 70°10′E / 30.500°N 70.167°E / 30.500; 70.167
Geography
Sulaiman Range Location
Location	Zabul, Kandahar and Loya Paktia, Afghanistan South Waziristan, Frontier Region Dera Ismail Khan, Balochistan, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Parent range	Hindu Kush

The Sulaiman Mountains (Pashto: د كسي غرونه‎; Balochi/Urdu/Persian: کوه سليمان‎‎), or Kōh-e Sulaymān, are the southern extension of the Hindu Kush mountain system, located in the Zabul, Kandahar and Loya Paktia regions of Afghanistan, and in the southern Federally Administered Tribal Areas (South Waziristan and Frontier Region Dera Ismail Khan), most of northern Balochistan, and some of southwestern Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. The Sulaimans form the eastern edge of the Iranian Plateau where the Indus River separates it from the Subcontinent. Bordering the Sulaimans to the north are the arid highlands of Central Hindu Kush or Paropamisadae, whose heights extend up to 6,000 metres (20,000 ft).

In Frontier Region Dera Ismail Khan, the highest peak of the Sulaimans is Takht-e-Sulaiman or "Throne of Solomon" at 3,487 metres (11,440 ft). In Balochistan, its highest peak is Zarghun Ghar at 3,578 metres (11,739 ft) near Quetta city; while the second-highest is Khilafat Hill at 3,475 metres (11,401 ft) in Ziarat district and is famous for large juniperus macropoda forests in its surroundings.