Kirana Hills Site
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The Kirana Hills Site[4] is an extensive rocky mountain range and a reservation of the Ministry of Defense (MoD) located in the Sargodha District in Punjab, Pakistan.[4][5][6][7]
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Kirana Hills Site | |
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Kirana | |
Part of PAF Base Mushaf | |
Sargodha District in Punjab, Pakistan Near Sargodha, Punjab in Pakistan | |
Coordinates | 31°58′15″N 72°45′26″E |
Type | Radar and Weapons Complex |
Area | 100 sq mi (260 km2)[1] |
Height | 1,050 ft (320 m)[2] |
Length | 12 mi (19 km)[1] |
Site information | |
Owner | Ministry of Defense |
Operator | National Defence Complex (Main contractor) |
Controlled by | Pakistan Air Force[3] |
Open to the public | Yes |
Status | Active |
Defining authority | Geological Survey of Pakistan (GSP) |
Site history | |
Built | 1979 (1979) |
Built by | Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers |
In use | 1981–95 |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | No. 4091 Squadron |
Test information | |
Subcritical tests | 24 under Kirana-I |
Remediation | 1995 |
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Locally it is known as the "Black Mountains"[8] due to its brownish landscape and is expanded between the township of Rabwah and the metropolitan city, the Sargodha.[9]
The highest peak of the Kirana Hills are measured at the 1,050 ft (320 m)[2] with average peaks at highest peak is about 600 feet (180 m).[10]