Sarhad

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The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Sarhad

a plateau in Iran in the southern part of the east Iranian Uplands. The plateau extends from northwest to southeast for approximately 400 km. The ranges have elevations of 2,500–3,000 m, and the vast depressions separating the ranges reach a height of approximately 1,500 m. The highest peak is the extinct volcano Mount Taftan (4,042 m), which is covered with snow most of the year. There are mountain deserts and semideserts with thickets of thorny cushionshaped shrubs; above 2,000 m there are mountain steppes. Dry farming is practiced on the gentle slopes.

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Bilour claimed that the Forum will get victory in forthcoming election of Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry for 2019-20 in which so-called traders representatives will face humiliating defeat.

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President Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) Faiz Muhammad Faizi in a statement on Friday said that a large number of empty containers and trucks were impounded in Khor Maiden border area in Afghanistan, due to slow clearing process.

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On the occasion, Dr Saleemur Rehman, the vice-chancellor of Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology; Dr Khalid Khan, the director of Dost; and others foreign and local scholars shed light on various aspects of their research areas in the conference.

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During his free time, Singh also teaches the students like him who are studying for free of cost at Sarhad institute run by Sanjay Nahar, miles away from their terror affected houses in Jammu and Kashmir.

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The meeting thoroughly reviewed the election schedule and the whole process approved by executive committee of the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry during its last meeting on July 12.

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He also assured Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) President that provincial government will take business community on board and formulate energy and industrial related policies with their consultation.

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He lauded the efforts of Sarhad University for sharing the burden of Public Universities, and playing its role to educate the youth of the Province.

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The 'Sarhad' (border) restaurant, located 1km from the Attari-Wagah joint checkpost between India and Pakistan, has been invited to the 'Grand Fooding S.

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ID yn aml ma' Cymro gwyn o ganolbarth Cymru yn derbyn sarhad oherwydd ei dras.

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The project would be jointly implemented by the district administration Sarhad University local community and a non-governmental organisation.