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According to locals, it is named Ali after Prophet Muhammad's cousin. | According to locals, it is named Ali after Prophet Muhammad's cousin. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | [[Battle of Ali Masjid Fort]] in the [[2nd Afghan War]] | + | *[[Occupation of Ali Masjid Fort]] in the [[1st Afghan War]] |
| + | *[[Attempt to hold Ali Masjid Fort]] in the [[1st Afghan War]] | ||
| + | *[[Battle of Ali Masjid Fort]] in the [[2nd Afghan War]] | ||
==Sites of interest== | ==Sites of interest== | ||
Revision as of 08:49, 26 April 2010
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| Coordinates: | 34.043972°N 71.250433°E |
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| Place Name: | Ali Masjid |
| State/Province: | Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) |
| Country: | Pakistan |
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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
- Occupation of Ali Masjid Fort in the 1st Afghan War
- Attempt to hold Ali Masjid Fort in the 1st Afghan War
- Battle of Ali Masjid Fort in the 2nd Afghan War
Sites of interest
- Fort
- Buddhist stupas
- Graves of British Soldiers
- Mosque
