The Khyber Pass (Urdu: درۂ خیبر; Pashto: د خيبر دره, romanized: De Xēber Dara, lit. 'Valley of Khyber' [d̪ə xebər d̪ara]) is a mountain pass in the Khyber...
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A Khyber Pass copy is a firearm manufactured by cottage gunsmiths in the Khyber Pass region in Pakistan. The area has long had a reputation for producing...
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The Khyber Pass Railway (Urdu: درۂ خیبر ریلوے) was one of several railway lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways. The line began...
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train safari routes passed through the Khyber District via the Khyber Pass. Khyber Pass Railway is a railway line in Pakistan. Khyber Agency is the most...
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Martini–Enfield (section Khyber Pass Copies)
their Khyber Pass rifles.[citation needed] This practice is not recommended, and anyone firing a Khyber Pass rifle is doing so at their own risk. Khyber Pass...
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The Battle of Khyber Pass (Persian: نبرد تنگه خیبر) was an engagement fought in the mid-eighteenth century between the Afsharid Iran of Nader Shah and...
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Khyber Pass Road is a street in the Auckland City Centre, New Zealand, connecting Upper Symonds Street to Broadway in Newmarket. The road is intersected...
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Look up khyber or Khyber in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Khyber (خیبر درہ) may refer to: Khyber Pass, a mountain pass that links Afghanistan and Pakistan...
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to the historically important Khyber Pass. Although it is colloquially known by a variety of other names, the name "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa" was brought into...
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following is a list of mountain passes in Pakistan: It is situated in Koh e sufaid mountain ranges Babusar Pass connect Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to Gilgit Baltistan...
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Landi Kotal (category Populated places in Khyber District)
destination. It was the terminus railway station of Khyber Pass Railway. A tourist train, the Khyber train safari was run on this railway. However, the...
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is a play on words in the risqué Carry On tradition, with "Khyber" (short for "Khyber Pass") being rhyming slang for "arse". The film was followed by...
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Peshawar (redirect from Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
in the Valley of Peshawar, a broad area situated east of the historic Khyber Pass, Peshawar's recorded history dates back to at least 539 BCE, making it...
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The Bab-e-Khyber (Pashto and Urdu: باب خیبر; transl. 'Khyber Gate') is a monument situated at the entrance of the Khyber Pass in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...
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The Standoff at the Khyber Pass (1834–1835) was a short conflict from May 1834 to May 1835 between the Sikh forces led by Maharaja Ranjit Singh and the...
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Khyber Pass offensive was an offensive military campaign by Pakistani Army against Islamic militants from Lashkar-e-Islam in and near the Khyber Pass...
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Lee–Enfield (section Khyber Pass copies)
been produced by small manufacturers in the Khyber Pass region of the Pakistani-Afghan border. "Khyber Pass copies", as they are known, tend to be copied...
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Tribal areas of modern-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, covering most of the Khyber Pass and Maidan in Tirah. which is their Native Tribal Territory. Herodotus...
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Another significant pass is the Shandur Pass, known as the "Highest Mountain Pass in Pakistan", which connects the Chitral region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to...
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in Kaghan Valley that can be easily accessed by cars. The Babusar Pass connects Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with Gilgit-Baltistan. It is one of the more dangerous...
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Hari Singh Nalwa (section Jamrud (Khyber Pass) (1836))
of Sikh Empire to beyond the Indus River right up to the mouth of the Khyber Pass. At the time of his death, Jamrud constituted the western boundary of...
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by using the Bolan Pass in addition to the traditional Khyber Pass route. The Durrani capital Qandahar was located nearby the pass which gave quick access...
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Jamrud (category Populated places in Khyber District)
Peshawar city, Jamrud is the doorway to the Khyber Pass which is just to the west of the town. The pass connects Jamrud with Landi Kotal to the west...
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aftermath of the battle. Mughal and Afsharid forces Faught the Battle of Khyber Pass 1738. This was an overwhelming victory for the Persians, opening up the...
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that of Kashmir with India. Its western borders include the Khyber Pass and Bolan Pass that have served as traditional migration routes between Central...
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Line. The train named after the famous Khyber Pass, located in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Khyber Mail is one of Pakistan's oldest and most...
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Peshawar–Kabul–Dushanbe motorway (category Khyber Pass Economic Corridor)
to the port city of Karachi, via Khyber Pass the planned Peshawar–Kabul–Dushanbe motorway is a part of Khyber Pass Economic Corridor. Peshawar–Kabul–Dushanbe...
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roads. There are thousands of named passes around the world, some of which are well-known, such as the Khyber Pass close to the present-day Afghanistan-Pakistan...
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The Khyber Rifles are a paramilitary regiment, forming part of the Pakistani Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North). The Rifles are tasked with defending...
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Khyber Pass Economic Corridor (KPEC) (Urdu: درۂ خیبر اقتصادی راہداری; Pashto: د خيبر دره اقتصادي دهلیز) is an infrastructure project that aims to expand...
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