Topography of Pakistan

Loralai
 Baluchistan Plateau
• MOUNTAIN RANGES DEPRESSIONS/BASINS:
• The plateau is covered with a number (between Toba Kakar and Sulaiman Range)
of barren mountain ranges with an a) Zhob
altitude of 600 to 3010 m. b) Loralai – South west of it is Quetta
• Basin (Western Balochistan – Inland velly surrounded by mountain range.
drainage basin drain to Hamuns) COASTAL AREAS
1. Chagai hills: (Highly mineralized, (Divided into eastern and western parts.)
deposit of gold, copper & sulphur.) a) Eastern compromises the Lasbela plain.
2. Ras Koh (Kachi Sibi??)
b) Western part is known as Makran Coast.
3. Siahan Range RIVERS:
4. Makran Coast Range a) Hub
5. Hala Range (Western Balochistan) b) Porali
6. Centreal Brahui Range c) Hingol
7. Toba Kakar Range d) Dasht Flow into Arabian Sea.
PASSES: LAKES:
a) Bolan a) Hamune – Temporary Lakes (in local
language), Salt lakes.
b) Ghansher
b) Hamun e Mashkal – Largest
c) Kojak temporary lakes – at western part of
Kharan desert
 Potwar Plateau

• Plateau situated at Sindh Sagar Doab, between river indus and Jhelum.
• Area Included: Jhelum, RWP, ISL, Attock, Salt Range.

• Rivers (Drainage limited being at doab) –

1. Soan
2. Khewra
3. Makrachi stream.
• Lake:
1. Kallar Kahar
2. Khabeki
3. Uchchali
• Range (Low altitude) –
1. Kalachitta
2. Margalla hill
3. Sakesar Peak (highest)
 Western Mountain

• RANGES (Low altitude i.e. 1700 – 4500)

1. Koh-E-Sufaid (Snowy Peak) – 4500m – PSH – EW direction
2. Wazirstan Hills – 3700m – WANA – NS
3. Sulaiman – 2500m – PB Border - NS
4. Kirthar – 1700m – SB Brder – NS
• Passes:
1. Khyber
2. Khurrum
3. Tochi
4. Gomal
5. Bolan
• Valleys
1. Kohat
2. Bannu
3. Vales of Peshawar
• Drainage
1. Kabul
2. Kurrum
3. Tochi
4. Kohat
 Northern Mountain
RANGES (High Altitute i.e. 5000, Snowy VELLEY (Difficult Landscape)
peak) • Kaghan
1. Himaliyas (Northern) – 4000m - • Muree
Muree, Nathia Gali - EW • Naran
• Central DRAINAGE
• Lesser or Outer • Indus
• Siwaliks • Jhelum
2. Karakorum (Northern) – 6000m – • Gilgit Stream
Gilgit - EW
• Hunza
3. Hindu Kush (North-Western) –
5000m – Chitral - WE • Swat
GLACIERS: (EW) • Kundhar
1. Siachen LAKES:
2. Baltoro Saif-ul-Maluk
3. Batura Mahodant
PASSES: Anso
1. Khunjrab
2. Karakorum