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.
Elevation | 1,070 m (3,510 ft) |
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Traversed by | N-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
The British Indian Army's elephant battery of heavy artillery along the Khyber Pass at Campbellpur, 1895
Railways through the impregnable Khyber Pass,1939. Digitized by the Panjab Digital Library.
Bab-e-Khyber, the entrance gate of the Khyber Pass
The pass was serviced by the Khyber Pass Railway, currently closed.
A camp of the British Indian Army near the Khyber Pass (c. 1920)
References
- ↑ WIK (2023-06-07). "Living the Legends of Khyber Pass, Pakistan". How 2 Have Fun. Retrieved 2023-06-14.