Turquoise blue water of Ghizer river flowing through forest in Gahkuch surrounded by Hindu Kush mountain range. Autumn scenery in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan.

Turquoise blue water of Ghizer river flowing through forest in Gahkuch surrounded by Hindu Kush mountain range. Autumn scenery in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan.

The name “Hindu Kush” carries a weight that transcends geography; it is a name etched in the frost of history and the collective memory of a civilization. According to the 14th-century Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta, who crossed these treacherous peaks around 1333 AD, the literal translation of the name is “Hindu-Slayer” or “Hindu-Killer” (Hindu-kush). In his famous travelogue, the Rihla, Battuta provides a somber explanation for this chilling title. He writes that the mountains were named so bec

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