Distinctive erosional/structural landform or scenery Cenozoic
Kirthar Range & National Park
Kirthar Range · also Kirthar Hills
The Kirthar Range is the type region of the Eocene Kirthar Formation, thick nummulitic limestones forming the arid ranges west of the Indus. The southern Kirthar lies within Kirthar National Park, one of Pakistan's oldest and largest national parks.
ScientificScenic
- Type region of the middle-Eocene Kirthar Formation
- Nummulitic shelf carbonates of the Indus foreland
- Kirthar National Park (Sindh ibex, urial)
The geology here
The stratigraphic units exposed at this site — every geological fact above traces to their cited sources.
Quantitative assessment
Scored with the Brilha (2016) method — each value 0–400. Desk-based first pass; the full score matrix ships with the open dataset.
Scientific value 230/400 · 57.5%
Educational use 295/400 · 73.8%
Touristic use 290/400 · 72.5%
Degradation risk 150/400 · 37.5%
High priority
Nearby geosites
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