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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 Originorigin==
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|presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]|image=Ali Musjid, Khyber Pass.jpg
|coordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.043972,71.250433&z=12&t=h&hl=en 34.043972°N 71.250433°E]
|altitude= 835 m (2,742 ft)
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Masjid Ali Masjid]
|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federally_Administered_Tribal_Areas Federally Administered Tribal Areas] (FATA)
|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]
}}
[[File:Ali_Masjid_and_fort.jpg|200px|thumb|right|View of the town & fort (2013)]]
'''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.
According to locals, it is named Ali after Prophet Muhammad's cousin.
==History==
*[[Occupation of Ali Masjid Fort]] in the [[1st Afghan War]]
