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Noshaq
Sign in to saveNoshaq, also called Noshakh or Nowshakh (, , ), is the highest mountain in Afghanistan and the second highest in the Hindu Kush mountain range after Tirich Mir at . Lying on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan, the north and west sides of the mountain are in Afghanistan whereas the south and eastern sides are in Pakistan. It is the westernmost peak in the world.
Noshaq is Afghanistan's highest mountain, located on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Hindu Kush range. It holds the distinction of being the westernmost peak in the world, making it notable both as a geographical landmark and as a significant feature of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region.
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- Noshaq
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- Noshak, Nowshakh
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- Noszak.jpg
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- 7492
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- Ranked 52nd
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- 2024
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- Country high pointUltra
- Mountain.state_type
- Province
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- Hindu Kush
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- Afghanistan#Khyber Pakhtunkhwa#Pakistan
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- Location in Afghanistan##Location in Pakistan
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- left
- Mountain.first_ascent
- 17 August 1960 by Toshiaki Sakai and Goro Iwatsubo (Japan)
- Mountain.easiest_route
- glacier/snow climb
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Noshaq, also called Noshakh or Nowshakh (, , ), is the highest mountain in Afghanistan and the second highest in the Hindu Kush mountain range after Tirich Mir at . Lying on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan, the north and west sides of the mountain are in Afghanistan whereas the south and eastern sides are in Pakistan. It is the westernmost peak in the world.
The easiest access to Noshaq is from the village of Qazideh in the Wakhan District of Badakhshan Province in Afghanistan. Foreigners are required to have an Afghan visa, including a special permission letter from Afghanistan's Ministry of Information and Culture.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Noshaq” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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