Khyber Pass
The Khyber Pass (also called the Khaiber Pass or Khaybar Pass) (Urdu: Ø¯Ø±Û Ø®ÛŒØ¨Ø±) is a pass between Pakistan and Afghanistan; National Border Pass (International). It is the National Pass of Pakistan, and connects the frontiers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, to Afghanistan.
| 280px The pass connects Landi Kotal to the Valley of Peshawar. | |
| Elevation | 1,070 m (3,510 ft) |
|---|---|
| Traversed by | 1000x25pxN-5 National Highway; Khyber Pass Railway |
| Location | Between Landi Kotal and Jamrud |
| Range | Spīn Ghar (Safēd Kōh) |
| Location of Khyber Pass | |
Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia, and a strategic military pass. The actual summit of the pass is 5 kilometers inside Pakistan at Landi Kotal. The pass cuts through the Safed Koh mountains which are a far southeastern extension of the Hindu Kush range.the height of the khyber pass is 1,070m and width is 140m.
The area around the Pass is inhabited by a number of Pashtun tribes, especially the Afridis.
Things to see around Khyber Pass[1]
- Michni Post at the Pak-Afghan border
- Landikotal FC Mess
- Torkham Car Market
- Haji Ayub Afridi Compound
- Ali Masjid Fort
- Sphola Stupa
- Shagai Fort
- Khyber Steam Safari
Khyber Pass Media
The Khyber Pass with the fortress of Ali Masjid in 1848
- Elephant battery of heavy artillery along the Khyber Pass at Campbellpur LCCN2004707363.tif
The British Indian Army's elephant battery of heavy artillery along the Khyber Pass at Campbellpur, 1895
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British India, Torkham (Turkham, Tor Khum, Towr Kham): The Ford next to a plaque inscribed "Frontier of India" and a stone inscribed "Limit of British India".
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Railways through the impregnable Khyber Pass,1939. Digitized by the Panjab Digital Library.
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Bab-e-Khyber, the entrance gate of the Khyber Pass
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The pass was serviced by the Khyber Pass Railway, currently closed.
- Army Camp near Khyber Pass.jpg
A camp of the British Indian Army near the Khyber Pass (c. 1920)
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Khyber-Pass*Autor: Robert
References
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