What is Sulaiman Mountains?
{{coord|30|30|N|70|10|E|display=title}} The '''Sulaiman Mountains''' ({{lang-ps|د كسي غرونه}}; [[Balochi language|Balochi]]/[[Urdu]]/{{lang-fa|کوه سليمان}}), or the '''Kesai Mountains''' are a major feature of southeastern [[Afghanistan]] ([[Zabul province|Zabul]], most of [[Loya Paktia]] and northeastern [[Kandahar province]]), [[South Waziristan]], and most of northern [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Balochistan province]] of [[Pakistan]]. They are one of the bordering ranges between the [[Iranian Plateau]] and the [[South Asia]]. Bordering the Sulaiman Range to the north are the arid [[highland]]s of the [[Hindu Kush Range]], with more than 50 percent of the lands there lying above 2,000 m (6,500 feet). The '''Sulaiman Range''', and the high plateau to the west and southwest of it, helps form a natural barrier against the humid winds that blow from the [[Indian Ocean]], creating arid conditions across Southern [[Afghanistan]] to the north. In contrast, the relatively flat and low-lying [[Indus River Delta]] is situated due east and south of the Sulaiman Mountains. This lush delta is prone to heavy [[flooding]] and is mostly uncultivated [[wilderness]]. [[River]]s that flow from the Sulaiman mountain system include the [[Dori River]] and the [[Gomal River]]. There are very few [[plant]]s on the southern slope. In the central part, there are wild [[Olive (fruit)|olive]]s, [[pistachio]]s and [[orchard]]s of [[apple]]s and cherries, as well as wild [[almond]]s and [[juniper]]s. There are junipers and alpines. [[Ziarat District]] is a [[tourist attraction]], famous for its large juniper forests. {{Asia-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Mountain ranges of Afghanistan]] [[Category:Mountain ranges of Pakistan]] [[Category:Ziarat District]]