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* 3.912 kms (2.415 miles). At inaguration it was the fourth longest tunnel in the world and until 2009, the longest in Pakistan. | * 3.912 kms (2.415 miles). At inaguration it was the fourth longest tunnel in the world and until 2009, the longest in Pakistan. | ||
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| + | * Around the world in the 1890s: Photographs from the World Transportation Commission 1894 - 1896, Library of Congress.[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wtcquery.html Website] (type Khojak Tunnel to get results) | ||
Revision as of 19:42, 31 October 2009
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| Place Name: | Khojak Tunnel |
| State/Province: | Baluchistan |
| Country: | Pakistan |
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Khojak Tunnel was a railway tunnel in the Khojak Pass, which was situated on the railway line between Quetta and Chaman in Quetta-Pishin District, Baluchistan. Lying 1,945 metres above sea level, it was completed in 1891.
Lenght
- 3.912 kms (2.415 miles). At inaguration it was the fourth longest tunnel in the world and until 2009, the longest in Pakistan.
Photographs
- Around the world in the 1890s: Photographs from the World Transportation Commission 1894 - 1896, Library of Congress.Website (type Khojak Tunnel to get results)
