Dara-e-Khyber Peshawar Pakistan
Dara-e-Khyber Peshawar Pakistan
Khyber Pass, mountain pass in western
Asia, the most important
pass connecting Afghanistan and
Pakistan, controlled by Pakistan.
The Khyber Pass winds northwest
through the Safed Koh near
Peshāwar, Pakistan, for about 48 km
(about 30 mi) to Kābul,
Afghanistan, varying in width from 5
to 137 m (15 to 450 ft).
The mountains on either side can be
climbed only in a few places.
The pass is walled by precipitous
cliffs that vary in height from about
180 to 300 m (about 600 to 1000 ft).
The pass reaches its highest
elevation (1,072 m/3,517 ft) at the
border between Afghanistan and
Pakistan. For centuries the Khyber Pass
was used by invaders to enter
India. During the Afghan Wars the pass
was the scene of numerous
skirmishes between Anglo-Indian
soldiers and native Afghans.
Particularly well known is the battle
of January 1842, in which about
16,000 British and Indian troops were
killed. The British constructed
a road through the pass in 1879 and
converted it into a highway
during the 1920s. A railroad was also
built here in the 1920s.
Mshafiq,1/11/2022
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