The highest point of the Hindu Kush is Tirich Mir in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
== Folklore ==According to the polytheist Kalash people who live nearby, this mountain is the domain of the goddess Krumai
The text Prithviraj Raso, by Chand Bardai, about the 1192 CE defeat of Prithviraj Chauhan at the hands of Muhammad Ghori, is full of references to "Hindus" and "Turks", and at one stage, says "both the religions have drawn their curved swords;" however, the date of this text is unclear and considered by most scholars to be more recent

