Ali Masjid

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
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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.

View of the town & fort (2013)

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