Noshaq (Nowshak, Nōshākh, نوشاخ) Noshaq is the highest mountain in Afghanistan, the second-highest summit of the Hindu Kush, and the westernmost mountain on Earth to rise above 7,000 meters. Reaching 7,492 meters (24,580 feet), it stands directly on the Afghanistan–Pakistan border, with its northern and western slopes descending into Afghanistan’s remote Wakhan region and its …
