- Takht-e-Sulaiman
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Name = Takht-e-Sulaiman
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Elevation = 3,487 m (11,437 feet)
Location =Pakistan
Range =Sulaiman Mountains
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Easiest route ="For a site in
West Azarbaijan ,Iran known by the same name, seeTakht-i-Suleiman "
"For a site located inOsh ,Kyrgyzstan known by the same name, seeSulayman Mountain "Takht-e-Sulaiman or Soloman's Peak (
Urdu , Pashto: تخت سليمان) is a peak located in Balochistan,Pakistan . At 3,487 m (11,437 feet), it is the highest peak in theSulaiman Mountains range .Legends
The legend is of the Sulaiman mountain range, east of Quetta, overlooking the plain of the
Indus river . The highest peak is called Takht-i Sulaiman, Solomon's Throne;Ibn Battuta called it Solomon's Peak {"Koh-i Sulaiman"). Ibn Battuta retells the story that King Solomon climbed this mountain and looked out over the land ofSouth Asia , which was then covered with darkness - but he turned back without descending into this new frontier, and left only the mountain which is named after him.Fact|date=February 2008See also
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Sulaiman Mountains Range
*List of mountains in Pakistan
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