Afghanistan's+Geography

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 * According to [|Afghanistan Online], Afghanistan is known for its geography such as the Hindu Kush Mountains, the Central Highlands,the Southwestern Plateau, and the Northern Plains. There are 160,000 square miles in the area of the Central Highlands. The Khyber Pass, one of the most famous routs to the Indian subcontinent, is a mountain range located in the Central Highlands. The Southwestern Plateau is a region in Afghanistan that has many sandy deserts, high plateaus, and extremely infertile soil except around the rivers. Finally, in the Northern Plains, a big part of Afghanistan's agricultures advances there and it has very fertile foothills and plains.

According to the textbook, the Hindu Kush mountains are a group of mountains seperating India from Central Asia, and they eventually connect with the Pamirs.

During study hall I started wondering about the geography of Afghanistan. I found that Afghanistan is country with varying geography. In the south west Afghanistan is covered by desert. This desert is very hostile and infertile. Plains and foothills make up the northern part of the country. This fertile region is where the food is grown which include wheat rice cotton fruits and nuts. For more info on the geography of Afghanistan, use this link. [|Link] **

I went on a computer and said " hey it would be fun to learn more about the geography of Afghanistan!" This is what I found out about Afghanistan's geography: on [|about.com] I found out that it lies at about 33 00 N, 65 00 E and the size is slightly smaller than Texas. I also found out that the irrigated land is 23,860 sq km (1998 est.) You might have to search around a little bit to find the answers that I wrote down just so you know.

Afghanistan is bordered in the north by Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan, in the northeast by China, in the east and south by Pakistan, and by Iran on the west. The country is separated east to west by the Hindu Kush mountain range. Rising in the east, the Hindu Kush is 24,000 ft (7,315 m). With the exception of the southwest, most of the country is covered by high snow-capped mountains and is crossed by deep valleys.I found this information at [|Infoplease].

When I completed some research on [|BBC News], I found out that Afghanistan is completely surrounded by mountains. Afghanistan’s strategic location, directly between the Middle East, Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent along the ancient "Silk Route" means that Afghanistan has long been fought over for a long time, even with its rugged and forbidding terrain.

I went up to the link posted first on the page and saw that Afghanistan is two-thirds covered by mountains which I thought was interesting because it is such a big country and to be covered by mountains on more than half of the country leaving only one-third for farming and cities is just fascinating to me.


 * This is an interesting fact, but it is not about geography; please move it to the appropriate page and also explain what those statues were, and why the Taliban did this. **

Omara Khan knows how to keep a secret. Massoudi is director of the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul. Like the French citizens during ww2 who hid works of art in the countryside to prevent them from falling into nazi hands, Massoudi and a few trusted tahilwidars-key holders-secretly packed away[|Afghanistan's ancient treasures] when they saw their country desend into an earthly hell.

Afghanistan has a rugged terrain and seasonally harsh climates. There are four major river systems which are the Amu Darya, the Oxus of antiquinti, the Hilmand, the Harirud, and the Kabul. The Kabul river is the only one of the rivers that lead out to sea. Here is the link to this information. [|Afghanistan-GEOGRAPHYI went to the same website and I was wondering why it's the only river of the four major rivers that flows into the sea? But I found out that it comes together with the Indus River and flows into the sea with the Indus River's help.] I have never really thought about Afhganistans culture before so i researched it, and what i found is its 250,000 sq miles. The capital is Kabul. The country is split east by west the Hindu Kush mountain range. ** Are you talking about geography or culture here? **

I learned from [|countrystudies] that the mountains in the southeast of Afghanistan are receiving tropical air masses, and that there are cold winters and dry summers. Also in the northeast of Afghanistan, the winters are also dry. These are all the effects of a monsoon

Afghanistan has much natural resources. They include natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, and precious and semiprecious stones. Several problems make it hard for the Afghan people to get and harvest these resources. They include an instable government, rough terrain, and not enough transportation and equipment to remove and transport these resources. [|U.S Department of State]a

I was watching the Today Show, and it said that Afghanistan was suffering from major avalanches from the many mountains in their area.

Afghanistan is approximately the size of Texas; the country is split east to west by Hindu Kush Mountains. The highest point in Afghanistan is 24,000 feet, in the east. High, snow-capped mountains cover most of the country and deep valleys traverse it. Afghanistan's Geography [|Infoplease.]

I found a map of Afghanistan that shows all of the mountains and rugged terrain, if you want to see it go to [|www.plasticfish.de/afghanistan]

After looking up on [|infoplease.com], I learned that Afghanistan has roughly 33,609,937 people as of 2009. There are big cities in Afghanistan such as Kabul, the capital, Kandahar, Mazar-i-Sharif,Charikar, and Herat, too. Kabul has 2,206,300 people, Kandahar has 349,300 people, Mazar-i-Sharif has 246,900 people, Charikar has 202,600 people and Herat has 171,500 people.

The information that I found was at [|www.infoplease.com]. I found out that Afghanistan is bordered by Iran on the west, by Pakistan on the east and south, and by Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan on the north; a narrow strip, the Vakhan (Wakhan), extends in the northeast along Pakistan to the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China.

Afghanistan is almost the size Texas. It is split by the Hindu Kush mountain range from east to west. The Hindu Kush rise 24,000 feet. They have earthquakes that happen in the in the Hindu Kush, too. Most of the country is covered by mountains and valleys. The southwest is the exception. Also Afghanistan is suffering from fresh water sources and inadequate supplies of drinking water because it is landlocked. This means there is no body of water to supply Afghanistan.[| CIA World Fact Book] CIA World Fact Book supplied this information.

Afghanistan’s geography is very interesting. They are landlocked, which means they have no direct access to an ocean. Their GPS coordinates are 33 N and 65 E. Its lowest point is Amu Darya, which is 258m. Its highest point is Noshak, which is 7,485m.[|CIA World Factbook] provided the information. \

In class one day, Mrs.Cerniglia said that due to the mountainous areas in Afghanistan, traders have a hard time getting their goods to those parts of Afghanistan. Also, the deserts make it hard to go from place to place and trade goods.  According to Afghanistan Online, the mountains of Afghanistan are the main source of water. Actually, more than 80% of Afghanistan's water resources come from the Hindu Kush Mountains. The snow piles up in the winter, and then it melts in the spring. Also, glaciers melt in the summer and feed important rivers in Afghanistan, which provides water. Sadly, drought and global warming has caused the size of the glaciers in Afghanistan to shrink. In fact, some of the smaller glaciers have completely vanished! Also, 99% of the Sistan wetlands have dried up. According to major Tancer when he was deployed in afghanistan he said "it was very mountainous and there was a lot of rocks and sand".

In class we discussed that Afghanistan was mostly mountainous terrain in the North and the mountains are the Hindu Kush. But, in the South-East part of the country it is more low, flat terrain which is better for crops.

The climate in Afghanistan are really hot and this makes it hard to make resources. It looked like the same thing happened in the movie "Osama", and it looked very dry.

Afghanistan is covered in rugged terain and they are having a lot of trible getting their oil out of the mountains. they are trying to make a pipe that travels to their traders.

Afganistan has a harder time with trade because of its rugged terrain and bumpy mountains. The Hindu kush mountain are located in afganisatan and lots of people have to travel around the mountain to travel north.