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thumb|290px|Topographic map of northeastern Afghanistan with Koh-i-Baba on the left The Baba Mountain range ( Bâbâ Ǧar; Kōh-i Bābā; or Kūh-e Bābā; Kōh or Kūh meaning ′mountain′, Bābā meaning ′father′) is the western extension of the Hindu Kush, and the origin of Afghanistan's Kabul, Arghandab, Helmand, Farah, Hari, Murghab, Balkh, and Kunduz rivers. The mountain range is crowned by Foladi peak (or Shah Fuladi) rising 5048 m (some old maps and dictionaries: 5143 m) above sea level, and is located south of Bamyan.

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Koh-i-Baba
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Bamyan 1.jpg
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Bamyan, Afghanistan
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Afghanistan
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AfghanistanPosition on the heights Ab Bala-Kamati, Bamyan Province
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Shah Fuladi
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5048
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Central Afghanistan

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
mountain range
Elevation
4951
Highest point
Shāh Fōlādī
Image
Black Hawk flying over a valley in Bamyan.jpg
Width
50
Length
200
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mountain range
Hindu Kush
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Koh-e Baba
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Le Koh-i-Baba est un massif montagneux d'Afghanistan qui constitue un prolongement occidental de l'Hindou-Kouch. Il abrite la source des rivières Kaboul, Helmand, Arghandab et Hari Rûd. Son point culminant est le pic Foladi à 5 048 m d'altitude au sud de Bâmiyân.

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