Historical Geography of Ancient India c6.66

c6.66

*Añjana Mountain (Añjanagiri).*—It was situated in the Mahāvana (*Jātaka*, V, 133). It is mentioned in the *Rāmāyaṇa* (Kiṣkindhyākāṇḍa, 37. 5) and in the *Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa* (58. 11). It is also mentioned in the Jaina *Avaśyaka-cūrṇi*, (p. 516). According to the *Skandapurāṇa* (Chap. I, Śl. 36-48) it was made up of gold. It is the Sulaiman range in the Punjab. The Sulaiman mountain, known to the ancient geographers as the Añjanagiri, separates the N.W.F. Province and the Punjab (P) from Baluchistan. It overlooks the Gomal river on the north and the Indus on the south. The Takht-i-Sulaiman (Solomon’s Throne) is the highest peak (11,295 ft.). The southern part of the main range is composed of sandstones, whereas the northern part is built up of limestones. The range is pierced by a number of gorges through which run the main routes from India to Baluchistan.