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'''Khost''', also transliterated '''Khowst''', is the capital of [[Khost Province]] in Afghanistan. It is on the eastern border with [[Pakistan]]. | '''Khost''', also transliterated '''Khowst''', is the capital of [[Khost Province]] in Afghanistan. It is on the eastern border with [[Pakistan]]. | ||
It is on a plateau,1 km high, 150 kilometers south of [[Kabul]] and 100 kilometers from [[Gardez]] that extends to the East for about 40 km until the Pakistan border. The plateau rises to peaks 2500 to 3500 km to the north, and to 1800 m in the south. The Khowst valley is blocked by 3km mountains in the west. | It is on a plateau,1 km high, 150 kilometers south of [[Kabul]] and 100 kilometers from [[Gardez]] that extends to the East for about 40 km until the Pakistan border. The plateau rises to peaks 2500 to 3500 km to the north, and to 1800 m in the south. The Khowst valley is blocked by 3km mountains in the west. | ||
Revision as of 04:10, 17 May 2009
Khost, also transliterated Khowst, is the capital of Khost Province in Afghanistan. It is on the eastern border with Pakistan.
It is on a plateau,1 km high, 150 kilometers south of Kabul and 100 kilometers from Gardez that extends to the East for about 40 km until the Pakistan border. The plateau rises to peaks 2500 to 3500 km to the north, and to 1800 m in the south. The Khowst valley is blocked by 3km mountains in the west.