Andarab

Andarab is a mountain valley on the northern side of the Hindu Kush. Streams descending from the heights unite in the Andarab River, which flows westward toward the Kunduz basin. Medieval geographers described a cultivated settlement among the mountains, lying on a route between Balkh and Kabul; the nearby Panjshir mountains were known for silver. The Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang recorded Buddhist monasteries here, while orchards and fields have long occupied the watered valley floor beneath the steep slopes.