Khyber Pass

Khyber Pass
Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates:	34.102179°N 71.121968°E
Altitude:
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

Battle of Khyber Pass 1842

Locations within the Pass

• Ali Masjid
• Jamrud
• Landi Kotal

Cemeteries

• Ali Masjid
• Landi Kotal

Forts

• Ali Masjid Fort
• Jamrud Fort
• Michni Fort
• Fort Maude

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
  • Shagai Fort in the Khyber Pass
  • The army camp at Landi Kotal
  • Landi Khana 1
  • Landi Khana 2

Historical Books on-line

Khyber Imperial Gazetteer of India 1908