Kahmard

Kahmard lies in a rugged valley north of Bamiyan, where its river drains toward the Kunduz basin. Mountain ridges divide the valley from its neighbours, but passes provide ways across them. One route from Bamiyan climbs through the high country and over the Dandan Shikan before descending into Kahmard. The narrow valleys and crossings give this part of the Hindu Kush a landscape of sharply separated settlements, linked by paths through the surrounding heights.