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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pass Khyber Pass] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pass Khyber Pass] Wikipedia | ||
[http://www.world66.com/asia/southasia/pakistan/khyberpass/lib/gallery Photo Gallery] www.world66.com | *[http://www.world66.com/asia/southasia/pakistan/khyberpass/lib/gallery Photo Gallery] www.world66.com | ||
*[http://mattoid.com/data/gifs/military/Shagai_Fort.gif Postcard of Shagai Fort with the Khyber Hills in the background NWFP] mattoid.com | |||
* Photographs taken in the 1920s from the [http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_results.aspx?orig=%2Fresearch%2Fsearch_the_collection_database.aspx&searchText=Lynch+album&fromDate=&fromadbc=ad&toDate=&toadbc=ad&x=14&y=16 Lynch Album], British Museum. The photographer was Hugh Dermot Lynch who served with the [[North Western Railway]] as a Transportation Officer | |||
**[http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_details.aspx?objectid=1498681&partid=1&searchText=Lynch+album&fromADBC=ad&toADBC=ad&numpages=10&orig=%2fresearch%2fsearch_the_collection_database.aspx¤tPage=1 Shagai Fort in the Khyber Pass] | |||
**[http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_details.aspx?objectid=1498616&partid=1&searchText=Lynch+album&fromADBC=ad&toADBC=ad&numpages=10&orig=%2fresearch%2fsearch_the_collection_database.aspx¤tPage=3 The army camp at Landi Kotal] | |||
**[http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_details.aspx?objectid=1498561&partid=1&searchText=Lynch+album&fromADBC=ad&toADBC=ad&numpages=10&orig=%2fresearch%2fsearch_the_collection_database.aspx¤tPage=2 Landi Khana 1] | |||
**[http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_details.aspx?objectid=1498614&partid=1&searchText=Lynch+album&fromADBC=ad&toADBC=ad&numpages=10&orig=%2fresearch%2fsearch_the_collection_database.aspx¤tPage=3 Landi Khana 2] | |||
==== Historical Books on-line ==== | ==== Historical Books on-line ==== | ||
Revision as of 02:08, 6 January 2013
| Khyber Pass | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 34.102179°N 71.121968°E |
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| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Khyber Pass |
| State/Province: | Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) |
| Country: | Pakistan |
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Alternative spelling: Khaibar Pass, Khaiber Pass
The Khyber Pass connects the Pakistani province of NWFP to Afghanistan. It is currently part of Khyber Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan.
History
Locations within the Pass
Cemeteries
- Ali Masjid
- Landi Kotal
Forts
External Links
- Khyber Pass Wikipedia
- Photo Gallery www.world66.com
- Postcard of Shagai Fort with the Khyber Hills in the background NWFP mattoid.com
- Photographs taken in the 1920s from the Lynch Album, British Museum. The photographer was Hugh Dermot Lynch who served with the North Western Railway as a Transportation Officer
Historical Books on-line
Khyber Imperial Gazetteer of India 1908