Takht-i-Sulaiman
Legends
A legend, recorded by the medieval Maghrebi explorer Ibn Battuta, has it that Prophet Solomon climbed this mountain and looked out over the land of Hindustan, which was then "covered with darkness". After staying on the peak, he turned back without descending into this new frontier, and left only the mountain which is named after him.
Another legend says that Qais Abdur Rashid, said to be the legendary ancestor of the Pashtun people, is buried on top of Takht-e-Sulaiman, which gives the peak the local Pashto name of Da Kasī Ghar (د کسي غر, "Mountain of Qais").
Syed Muhammad Hamza Gesudaraz I is buried on the top of Takht-e-Sulaiman with his family and descendants. The burial is called “Meeran”.
Tourism and Economy
Takht-e-Sulaiman is surrounded by olive groves and pine-nut (chalghoza) forests, and hosts wild animals like markhors, wolves, rabbits, eagles and partridges. Royalty from the Gulf Arab states are known to hunt precious birds in the region.
References
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- ^ "Sulaiman Mountains, Pakistan". NASA Earth Observatory. October 7, 2002. Archived from the original on April 4, 2003. Retrieved 10 Nov 2013.
- ^ Qaisrani, Saad. "To the throne of Sulaiman". The News International. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
- ^ McMahon, A. H. "Ascent of the Takht e Suleiman". Khyber.ORG. Archived from the original on July 14, 2017. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
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- ^ "Sulaiman's throne". The Friday Times. 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
Further reading
- Betini, Asad Khan (April 8, 2018). "TRAVEL: JINN MOUNTAIN". Dawn. Retrieved 11 April 2018.