Khyber Pass

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The Khyber Pass is a mountain pass in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, on the border with Afghanistan. It connects the town of Landi Kotal to the Valley of Peshawar at Jamrud by traversing part of the Spin Ghar mountains. Since it was part of the ancient Silk Road, it has been a vital trade route between Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent and a strategic military choke point for various states that controlled it. Following Asian Highway 1, the summit of the pass at Landi Kotal is five kilometres inside Pakistan, descending 460 m to Jamrud, about 30 km from the Afghan border. ()

Local name: درۂ خیبر Maximum elevation: 3510 ftCoordinates: 34°4'33"N, 71°12'14"E

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Khyber Pass – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hadda, Ali Masjid, Shagai Fort, Torkham.

3.5 miW
Archaeological site, Buddhist architecture
Hadda, Landi Kotal
91 min walk • Haḍḍa is a Greco-Buddhist archeological site located ten kilometers south of the city of Jalalabad, in the Nangarhar Province of eastern Afghanistan. Hadda is said to have been almost entirely destroyed in the fighting during the civil war in Afghanistan.
4.6 miSE
Memorial
Ali Masjid
119 min walk • Ali Masjid is the narrowest point of the Khyber Pass. It is located in Khyber District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is around 10 miles east of the city of Landi Kotal and has an elevation of 3,174 feet.
5.9 miSE
Forts and castles
Shagai Fort
152 min walk • Shagai Fort is a fort located 13 kilometres from Jamrud in Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas. It was built in 1927 by the British forces to oversee the Khyber Pass. The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is 847 metres.
6.6 miNW
Town
Torkham
168 min walk • Torkham is a Pakistani town in Khyber District, that is the location of the Torkham Border Crossing with Afghanistan just to the west of the historic Khyber Pass. Torkham lies at the end of the N-5 National Highway. It is connected to city of Peshawar in the east.

Khyber Pass

Facts and practical information

Khyber Pass – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Hadda, Landi Kotal

Ali Masjid

Shagai Fort

Torkham