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Diran

Structural and Tectonic Formations

Diran is a pyramid-shaped mountain in the Karakoram range, rising in the Bagrot Valley of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, to an elevation of about 7,266 meters. It stands immediately east of Rakaposhi, which at about 7,788 meters is the higher of the two peaks. This entity documents Diran specifically as a geological formation, a pyramid-shaped Karakoram summit standing beside Rakaposhi.

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Orogeny, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Orogeny via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Diran

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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Diran
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Source Wikidata: Diran
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Wikidata: Diran
Wikidata Q1227385, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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