Paropamisus Mountains

{{Short description|Mountain range in Afghanistan}}

{{About|the Mountain range in northwestern Afghanistan|other mountains or mountain ranges in Afghanistan|Selseleh-ye Safīd Kūh (disambiguation)}}

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The Paropamisus Mountains[http://www.ezilon.com/maps/asia/afghanistan-physical-maps.html Physical map of Afghanistan], on www.ezilon.com (locally known as Selseleh-ye Safīd Kūh[https://www.britannica.com/place/Herat-province-Afghanistan "Herāt"]. in: Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Jun. 2021, Accessed 6 January 2022, ATTENTION: The name there is right but the link in the article is wrong and leading to the other ″Selseleh-ye Safīd Kūh″ Spīn Ghar.) is a mountain range in north western Afghanistan stretching circa 300 mi (480 km)[https://www.encyclopedia.com/reference/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/paropamisus Paropamisus] in: The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed., 28 Dec. 2021 between the western extension of the Hindu Kush in the east (near Chaghcharan, also called Firozkoh) and following the north bank of the Hari River via Herat toward the eastern extensions of Alborz Mountains in Iran in the west. These mountains are part of the large Alpide belt.

Silver and lead deposits are found in Paropamisus. The Marghab River rise is in the region.