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Falak Sher
Elevation 5,918 metres (19,411 feet)
Location Swat (Kohistan), Pakistan
Range Hindu Kush
Coordinates 35°40′58.02″N, 72°47′7.18″E [1]
First ascent 1957

Falak Sher (also known as Falak Sar) is a mountain in Pakistan (elevation 5,918 m). In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to Swat ( Urdu: ریاست سوات) was a Princely state which existed in the north of the modern North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan The word Kohistan ( کوہستان) in Persian literally means Country of the Hills. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys The Hindu Kush is a Mountain range located between Afghanistan and Pakistan. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. In Climbing, a first ascent (FA is the first modern recorded climb to reach the top of a Mountain, or the first to follow a particular Climbing route Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and It is considered the highest peak of Swat (Kohistan) in the Hindu Kush mountains. Swat ( Urdu: ریاست سوات) was a Princely state which existed in the north of the modern North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan The word Kohistan ( کوہستان) in Persian literally means Country of the Hills. The Hindu Kush is a Mountain range located between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Falak Sher
Falak Sher

This mountain was climbed for the first time by W. K. A Berry and C. H. Tyndale-Biscoe of New Zealand in 1957 from its North ridge. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The second ascent was made by Dr. Wolf Gang Stephen who also climbed Distaghil Sar and also Malika Parbat. Disteghil Sar or Distaghil Sar is the highest Mountain in the Hispar Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram Mountain range, in the Malika Parbat ( Queen of the mountains) (el) is a mountain in Kaghan Valley ( NWFP) Pakistan about six km south of Saiful Mulook Lake Carlo Pinelli attempted another peak in the Hindu Raj which is the only 6000 of this part of Hindu Kush. They named it Maingol Sar.

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References

  1. ^ http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb

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Pakistan is home to 108 peaks above 7000 metres and probably as many peaks above 6000 m
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