Hindu Kush

The eastern Hindu Kush rises between Chitral and the valleys leading towards the upper Indus. Its highest summit, Tirich Mir, towers above the surrounding ridges, while passes connect the mountain communities with the lands to the north and south. The range forms part of a long barrier stretching west into Afghanistan and east towards the Karakoram, dividing the waters of the Amu Darya from those of the Indus.