Takht-e-Sulaiman

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Takht-e-Sulaiman
Elevation	3,487 m (11,437 feet)
Location	Pakistan
Range	Sulaiman Mountains

For a site in West Azarbaijan, Iran known by the same name, see Takht-i-Suleiman
For a site located in Osh, Kyrgyzstan known by the same name, see Sulayman Mountain

Takht-e-Sulaiman or Soloman's Peak (Urdu, Persian: تخت سليمان) is a peak located in Balochistan, Pakistan. At 3,487 m (11,437 feet), it is the highest peak in the Sulaiman Mountains range .

[edit] 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 of South 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.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] See also

• Sulaiman Mountains Range
• List of mountains in Pakistan