Koh-i-Baba

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Koh-i-Baba
Bamyan, Afghanistan
Highest point
Peak	Shah Fuladi
Elevation	5,048 m (16,562 ft)[1]
Coordinates	34°38′43″N 67°37′27″E / 34.64528°N 67.62417°E / 34.64528; 67.62417
Geography
Koh-i-Baba Afghanistan Position on the heights Ab Bala-Kamati, Bamyan Province
Location	Central Afghanistan

The Baba Mountain range (

The high jagged peaks above the Hajigak Pass, blue-black and shining, shimmer in the sunlight for they contain an estimated reserve of 2 billion tons of iron ore; Asia's richest deposit. The very steep descent from the Hajigak Pass (3,700 m (12,100 ft)) with its numerous hairpin bends leads to the sparkling Kalu River, known locally as the Sauzao or Green Waters. It is bordered by poplars and several charming villages.

There is a mining camp high above the road at the bottom of the pass and almost any black stone picked from the side of the road in its vicinity will impress you with its weight.^{[citation needed]} Piles of neatly stacked rock cleared from the fields impress one with the industry of these Afghan farmers.^{[citation needed]} In the fall one may also see the ladies weaving in open fields beside their houses.

The area is inhabited mostly by ethnic

• Geography of Afghanistan

Literature

• Peter Lumsden, Countries and Tribes Bordering on the Koh-i-Baba Range, Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography (1885).

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