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'''Bolan Pass''' was a pass through the Toba Kakar Range near [[Sibi]]. It was held by the Khan of [[Kalat State|Kalat]] until the British under Sir Robert Sandeman leased it in the 1880s. | |||
==History== | |||
During the First Afghan War in 1839, the Army of the Indus passed through here on its way to Afghanistan. | |||
==External Links== | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolan_Pass Wikipedia] | |||
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20130122144442/http://pakistaniat.com/2006/08/23/railways-through-bolan-pass/ Railways through Bolan Pass], All Things Pakistan, now an archived website | |||
*[http://odysseuslahori.blogspot.com/2013/06/ChapparRift.html "Trolley Trave"l] by Salman Rashid
June 6, 2013. Riding the trolley from Kolpur to Mach. | |||
* [http://rpakistan.tripod.com/historic_pakistan/bolan_pass/bolan_pass.htm Bolan Pass] | |||
* [http://www.panoramio.com/photo/575094 Photo of the Pass] | |||
===Historical books online=== | |||
*''Baluchistan District Gazetteer Series'' published in 1907. [http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/279669 Bolan And Chagai Vol. IV and IV A]. Pdf to download, Digital Library of India. | |||
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Latest revision as of 00:50, 26 September 2015
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Bolan Pass was a pass through the Toba Kakar Range near Sibi. It was held by the Khan of Kalat until the British under Sir Robert Sandeman leased it in the 1880s.
History
During the First Afghan War in 1839, the Army of the Indus passed through here on its way to Afghanistan.
External Links
- Wikipedia
- Railways through Bolan Pass, All Things Pakistan, now an archived website
- "Trolley Trave"l by Salman Rashid June 6, 2013. Riding the trolley from Kolpur to Mach.
- Bolan Pass
- Photo of the Pass
Historical books online
- Baluchistan District Gazetteer Series published in 1907. Bolan And Chagai Vol. IV and IV A. Pdf to download, Digital Library of India.