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A number of locations around the world have been named after the Khyber Pass: A steep and twisting minor road in Mugdock Country Park near Glasgow , Scotland . The road is a landmark along the West Highland Way and is popular among local road cyclists.
It is situated in Koh e sufaid mountain ranges Babusar Pass connect Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to Gilgit Baltistan 4,173 m (13,691 ft); Bashkaro Pass 4,924 m (16,155 ft); Bolan Pass connects Sibi with Quetta 1,793.4 m (5,884 ft)
Tirah, also spelled Terah (Pashto: تیراہ), also called the Tirah Valley (د تیرا دره), is a mountainous region located in the Orakzai District and the southern part of the Khyber District, positioned between the Khyber Pass and the Khanki Valley in Pakistan. [1]
Mughal suzerainty over the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region was partially established after Babar, the founder of the Mughal Empire, invaded the region in 1505 CE via the Khyber Pass. The Mughal Empire noted the importance of the region as a weak point in their empire's defences, [ 82 ] and determined to hold Peshawar and Kabul at all cost against any ...
Ali Masjid (Pashto and Urdu: علی مسجد) is the narrowest point of the Khyber Pass. It is located in Khyber District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is around 10 miles (16 km) east of the city of Landi Kotal (West of Peshawar) and has an elevation of 3,174 feet (967 m). The width of the Khyber near Ali Masjid was earlier too narrow for ...
The Bab-e-Khyber (Pashto and Urdu: باب خیبر; transl. 'Khyber Gate') [1] is a monument situated at the entrance of the Khyber Pass in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The gate is located immediately west of Peshawar , with the historic Jamrud Fort lying adjacent to it.
On a recent trip to Afghanistan, my wife took a daytrip through the Khyber Pass to see relatives in Pakistan. Though she travelled through one of the most remote places on earth, she saw constant ...
Khyber Pass Railway; P. 2009 Pakistan Army Mil Mi-17 crash; S. Standoff at the Khyber Pass (1834–1835) This page was last edited on 1 July 2024, at 21:26 (UTC). ...