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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 .
It is situated in Koh e sufaid mountain ranges Babusar Pass connect Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to Gilgit Baltistan 4,173 m (13,691 ft); Bashkaro Pass 4,924 m (16,155 ft); Bolan Pass connects Sibi with Quetta 1,793.4 m (5,884 ft)
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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]
Waziristan is located in the southwest of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is situated between two rivers, the Tochi River to the north and the Gomal River to the south. The region was an independent tribal territory from 1893, separated from both Afghanistan and the British-ruled empire in the subcontinent. Raiding the tribal areas was a constant ...
Mughal suzerainty over the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region was partially established after Babar, the founder of the Mughal Empire, invaded the region in 1505 CE via the Khyber Pass. The Mughal Empire noted the importance of the region as a weak point in their empire's defences, [ 82 ] and determined to hold Peshawar and Kabul at all cost against any ...
Spīn Ghar Range, on the south side of the Khyber Pass west of Peshawar. Waziristan, a mountainous area on the border with Afghanistan, roughly between the Kurram River in the north and the Gomal River in the south. Toba Kakar, a southern offshoot of the Sulaiman Mountains in the northwest of Balochistan Province.
The Zhob River originates in the Kan Mehtarzai range (Tsari Mehtarzai Pass) near Muslim Bagh.It passes about 4 km west of the city of Zhob.As a tributary of the Gomal River, which it joins near Khajuri Kach, [1] the Zhob forms a part of the Indus River Basin.