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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pass Khyber Pass] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pass Khyber Pass] Wikipedia | ||
*[http://kp.gov.pk/page/townplaces Khyber Pass: Town & Places] kp.gov.pk | |||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140811131347/http://asc-centralasia.edu.pk/Issue_61/08-CONSTRUCTION_OF_ROADS_AND_RAILWAYS.html "Construction of Roads and Railways in the Khyber Pass during the British period: A Positive Side-Effect of British Colonial Rule"] by Javed Iqbal ''Central Asia Journal No. 61'' [c 2007?] University of Peshawar, now archived. | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20140811131347/http://asc-centralasia.edu.pk/Issue_61/08-CONSTRUCTION_OF_ROADS_AND_RAILWAYS.html "Construction of Roads and Railways in the Khyber Pass during the British period: A Positive Side-Effect of British Colonial Rule"] by Javed Iqbal ''Central Asia Journal No. 61'' [c 2007?] University of Peshawar, now archived. | ||
*[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 | ||
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0ySdSjoQHQ Roving Report: North Western Frontier (2)] YouTube video, taken c 1960? in the vicinity of the Khyber Pass. Includes images of British regimental crests carved in the rock face. | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0ySdSjoQHQ Roving Report: North Western Frontier (2)] YouTube video, taken c 1960? in the vicinity of the Khyber Pass. Includes images of British regimental crests carved in the rock face. | ||
*[http://www.25thlondon.com/vcalbum/vc2.html 2007 photograph of regimental plaques, Khyber Pass] by Valerie Cliff www.25thlondon.com | *[http://www.25thlondon.com/vcalbum/vc2.html 2007 photograph of regimental plaques, Khyber Pass] by Valerie Cliff www.25thlondon.com | ||
*[http://www.maverickpakistanis.com/wp-content/themes/iGreatBlack/book/books/khyber/4.asp Bibliography: Publications on the Khyber] maverickpakistanis.com | |||
==== Historical Books online ==== | ==== Historical Books online ==== | ||
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.49238 ''The Khyber''] by Edward A. Morphy. 1899 Full title: ''The Khyber: a Sketch of the Pass, its Establishment, Physical Features and Recent History …and some Hints to Travellers''. Archive.org, Digital Library of India Collection | *[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.49238 ''The Khyber''] by Edward A. Morphy. 1899 Full title: ''The Khyber: a Sketch of the Pass, its Establishment, Physical Features and Recent History …and some Hints to Travellers''. Archive.org, Digital Library of India Collection | ||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/northwestfrontie00calcuoft#page/226/mode/2up Khyber] page 227 ''North-West Frontier Province, Imperial Gazetteer of India Provincial Series'' 1908 Archive.org | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/northwestfrontie00calcuoft#page/226/mode/2up Khyber] page 227 ''North-West Frontier Province, Imperial Gazetteer of India Provincial Series'' 1908 Archive.org | ||
*[http://pahar.in/wpfb-file/1939-permanent-way-through-the-khyber-by-bayley-s-pdf/ ''Permanent Way Through the Khyber''] by Victor Bayley 1939, first published 1934. Link to a pdf download PAHAR Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset. Also see [[Khyber Railway]]. | |||
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Revision as of 22:56, 24 February 2018
| Khyber Pass | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 34.102179°N 71.121968°E |
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| 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
Also see
Locations within the Pass
- Ali Masjid
- Jamrud
- Landi Kotal
- The border crossing with Afghanistan is at Torkhum (Wikipedia)
Cemeteries
- Ali Masjid
- Landi Kotal
Forts
External links
- Khyber Pass Wikipedia
- Khyber Pass: Town & Places kp.gov.pk
- "Construction of Roads and Railways in the Khyber Pass during the British period: A Positive Side-Effect of British Colonial Rule" by Javed Iqbal Central Asia Journal No. 61 [c 2007?] University of Peshawar, now archived.
- Photo Gallery www.world66.com
- View Of The Khyber Pass From Shagai Fort from the second album of Private J W Linley of the 2nd Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment compiled whilst serving in India 1923-1938. flickr.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. Click on the images to enlarge.
- From a collection of postcards at the ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, sent by F.G. Prew, a soldier, probably in the 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment to Adolf Feller of Switzerland.
- The boundary between the Afghan & British territory on the NW Frontier, (but not a border crossing point), post marked 1928 Landi Kotal with reverse side
- The Boundary Line [border crossing point] between British and Afghan Territory on the Border of Frontier NWFP, post stamped 14.7.1930, Nowshera with message “The native sentry on duty will let no one pass beyond this board without a passport”.
- Frontier of India 1946 Captioned " Photo taken by my Grandfather, James Wilson, serving with the Royal Artillery in India during WW2". 500px.com.
- Photograph : Kyber Pass 1940s from the collection of James Wilson, Royal Artillery. 500px.com.
- Roving Report: North Western Frontier (2) YouTube video, taken c 1960? in the vicinity of the Khyber Pass. Includes images of British regimental crests carved in the rock face.
- 2007 photograph of regimental plaques, Khyber Pass by Valerie Cliff www.25thlondon.com
- Bibliography: Publications on the Khyber maverickpakistanis.com
Historical Books online
- The Khyber by Edward A. Morphy. 1899 Full title: The Khyber: a Sketch of the Pass, its Establishment, Physical Features and Recent History …and some Hints to Travellers. Archive.org, Digital Library of India Collection
- Khyber page 227 North-West Frontier Province, Imperial Gazetteer of India Provincial Series 1908 Archive.org
- Permanent Way Through the Khyber by Victor Bayley 1939, first published 1934. Link to a pdf download PAHAR Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset. Also see Khyber Railway.