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The Khyber Pass has witnessed the spread of Greek influence into India and the expansion of Buddhism in the opposite direction. [2] Despite military activities, trade continued to thrive there. [2] The Khyber Pass became a critical part of the Silk Road, a major trade route from East Asia to Europe. [4] [5]
Gomal Pass (Pashto: ګومل) is a mountain pass on the Durand Line border between Afghanistan and the southeastern portion of South Waziristan in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas. It takes its name from the Gomal River [ 2 ] and is midway between the legendary Khyber Pass and the Bolan Pass .
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The map is accurate as of September 30, 2020 and has been made using data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics and UN OCHA's HumData Database (which citypopulation.de uses). A map of the districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with colors (that correspond to divisions) can be found here .
Khyber District (Pashto: خېبر ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع خیبر) is a district in the Peshawar Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Until 2018, it was an agency of the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas .
The Afridis massacred a Mughal battalion in the Khyber Pass in 1672 and shut the pass to lucrative trade routes. [84] Following another massacre in the winter of 1673, Mughal armies led by Emperor Aurangzeb himself regained control of the entire area in 1674, [ 82 ] and enticed tribal leaders with various awards in order to end the rebellion.
Gomal Zam Dam (Urdu: گومل زم ڈیم) is a multi-purpose gravity dam in South Waziristan Tribal District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The dam impounds the Gomal River , a tributary of the Indus River , at Khjori Kach, where the Gomal River passes through a narrow ravine.
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 at Peshawar City and ended at Landi Khana. [1] The total length of the line is 58 kilometers (36 mi), and there are 13 railway stations.