Kotal e Hindukush

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Kotal-e Hindukush
(Dari: کوتل هندوکش)
Elevation 4,053 m (13,297 ft)
Location Afghanistan
Range Hindu Kush
Coordinates 35°16′27.6″N68°54′23.1″E / 35.274333°N 68.906417°E / 35.274333; 68.906417 [1]

Kotal-e Hindukush is a mountain pass in Parwan Province, Afghanistan. It is 205 m lower than the mountain Band e Hindukush.

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References

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