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|presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]
|presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]
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|image= Ali Musjid, Khyber Pass.jpg
|coordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.043972,71.250433&z=12&t=h&hl=en 34.043972°N 71.250433°E]   
|coordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.043972,71.250433&z=12&t=h&hl=en 34.043972°N 71.250433°E]   
|altitude= 835 m (2,742 ft)
|altitude= 835 m (2,742 ft)
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|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]
|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]
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[[File:Ali_Masjid_and_fort.jpg|200px|thumb|right|View of the town & fort (2013)]]
'''Ali Masjid''' is a town in the [[Khyber Pass]], present day [[Khyber Agency]] of the [[Federally Administered Tribal Areas]] (FATA), [[Pakistan]]. During the British era, a fort was constructed on the top of a mountain.
'''Ali Masjid''' is a town in the [[Khyber Pass]], present day [[Khyber Agency]] of the [[Federally Administered Tribal Areas]] (FATA), [[Pakistan]]. During the British era, a fort was constructed on the top of a mountain.



Latest revision as of 08:28, 5 October 2014

Ali Masjid
Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 34.043972°N 71.250433°E
Altitude: 835 m (2,742 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Ali Masjid
State/Province: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)
Country: Pakistan
Transport links
View of the town & fort (2013)

Ali Masjid is a town in the Khyber Pass, present day Khyber Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan. During the British era, a fort was constructed on the top of a mountain.

Name origin

According to locals, it is named Ali after Prophet Muhammad's cousin.

History

Sites of interest

  • Fort
  • Buddhist stupas
  • Graves of British Soldiers
  • Mosque