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	Khyber Pass - LoveToKnow 1911
		To reach the Kabul River within Afghan territory it is necessary to pass over this water-divide; and the Khyber stream, flowing down from the pass at Landi Kotal to a point in the plains opposite Jamrud, 9 m.
		It was at Ali Masjid that Sir Neville Chamberlain's friendly mission to the amir Shere Ali was stopped in 1878, thus causing the second Afghan War; and on the outbreak of that war Ali Masjid was captured by Sir Samuel Browne.
		From that time the pass was protected by jezailchis drawn from the Afridi tribe, who were paid a subsidy by the British government.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Khyber_Pass (1098 words)

	Khyber Pass
		On the north side of the Khyber Pass rise the towering, snow-covered mountains of the Hindu Kush.
		The Khyber Pass winds northwest through the Sefid Koh Range near Peshawar, Pakistan to Kabul, Afghanistan, varying in width from 3 to 137 m.
		In 1672, it was the Khyber Pass where the Afridis under the able leadership of Ajmal Khan defeated Muhammad Amin Khan's army and besides inflicting losses, both in men and material, on the enemy, the Afridis captured about 10,000 Mughal soldiers.
	www.afghan-network.net /Culture/khyber.html (1270 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Khyber Pass
		The summit of the Khyber Pass is 5 km inside Pakistan at Landi Kotal and it cuts through the northeastern part of the Safed Koh mountains which themselves are a far southeastern extension of the Hindu Kush range.
		To the north of the Khyber Pass lies the country of the Mullagoris.
		Khyber Pass" is Cockney rhyming slang for "arse" e.g.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Khyber_Pass (820 words)

	Khyber Pass - Encyclopedia.com
		Khyber Pass, narrow, steep-sided pass, 28 mi (45 km) long, winding through the Safed Koh Mts., on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border; highest point is 3,500 ft (1,067 m).
		For centuries a trade and invasion route from central Asia, the Khyber Pass was one of the principal approaches of the armies of Alexander the Great, Timur, Babur, Mahmud of Ghazna, and Nadir Shah in their invasions of India.
		The pass was also important in the Afghan Wars fought by the British in the 19th cent.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-KhyberPa.html (1068 words)

	Khyber Pass travel guide
		Khyber Pass is perhaps the most famous pass in the world because of its geographic as well as historic importance.
		The route passes Fort Maude and Ali Masjid to reach the narrowest point of the pass.
		Khyber pass is a narrow, steep-sided pass, 28 mi long, winding through the Safed Koh Mts., on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border; highest point is 3,500 ft. The routes through it link the cities of Peshawar, Pakistan, and Kabul, Afghanistan.
	www.world66.com /asia/southasia/pakistan/khyberpass (509 words)

	Khyber Pass Summary
		The Khyber Pass is the northernmost strategically important mountain pass between Afghanistan and Pakistan, connecting Kabul with the historic Pakistani region of Peshawar.
		Recorded invasions through the Khyber Pass date from the time of Alexander the Great, with several Muslim invasions of South Asia, culminating with the establishment of the Mughul Empire from 1526.
		Khyber Pass is Cockney rhyming slang for "arse".
	www.bookrags.com /Khyber_Pass (1059 words)

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		The name Khyber is also applied to the range of arid, broken hills through which the pass runs and which form the last spurs of the Spin Ghar (Safid Kuh) Range.
		This narrow gorge forms the Khyber Pass; it winds between cliffs of shale and limestone, 600-1,000 feet (180-300 m) high, and enters the Khyber Hills from the Shadi Bagiar opening, a few miles beyond Jamrud, Pak., and continues northwestward for about 33 miles (53 km).
		The pass was used by Mahmud of Ghazna, Babur, Nader Shah, and Ahmad Shah Durrani and his grandson Shah Zaman in their invasions of India.
	www.sabawoon.com /afghanpedia/KhyberPass.shtm (669 words)

	AllRefer.com - Khyber Pass (South Asia Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Khyber Pass[kI´bur] Pronunciation Key, narrow, steep-sided pass, 28 mi (45 km) long, winding through the Safed Koh Mts., on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border; highest point is 3,500 ft (1,067 m).
		For centuries a trade and invasion route from central Asia, the Khyber Pass was one of the principal approaches of the armies of Alexander the Great, Timur, Babur, Mahmud of Ghazna, and Nadir Shah in their invasions of India.
		The pass was also important in the Afghan Wars fought by the British in the 19th cent.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/K/KhyberPa.html (247 words)

	One of the finest Indian restaurants in the Chicago area, Khyber Pass of Oak Park offers buffet lunch and gourmet ...
		The Khyber Pass is an ancient passage into the Indian subcontinent.
		No other pass in the world has had such strategic importance or so many historic associations; Aryan, Persian and Greek, Tartar, Moghul and Afghani invaders have come through the Khyber pass, leaving their imprint on the land and the people.
		Experiencing this exotic unforgettable cuisine at the Khyber Pass is truly a culinary passage to India and Indian cuisine.
	www.khyberpassrestaurant.com (367 words)

	KHYBER PASS - Online Information article about KHYBER PASS
		British end of the Khyber Pass, lies some 11 m.
		Shinwari plateau, some seven miles in length and three in its widest part, ending at Landi Kotal, where is another British fort, which closes this end of the Khyber and overlooksthe plains of Afghanistan.
		Jalalabad was blockaded, Colonel Moseley was sent to occupy the same fort, but was compelled to evacuate it after a few days owing to scarcity of provisions.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /KHA_KRI/KHYBER_PASS.html (1562 words)

	Khyber Gateway >> Pashto Places >> Khyber Agency
		The Afridis are famed as the tribe that control the Khyber Pass and also as the inhabitants of what is still one of the most inaccessible areas, Afridi Tirah.
		It was in the battle of Khyber near Madinia Munawwarah, where Hazrat Ali (RA) showed great chivalry and that is why, Khyber was founded in the present Khyber Pass by the Pathans, on settlement in 8th century A.D. Similarly, Ali Masjid was founded in the memory of Hazrat Ali (RA).
		Khyber Pass has very rich history, Buddhism spread through this pass to Afghanistan and the stupas at Ali Masjid and Sphola bear witness to it.
	www.khyber.org /pashtoplaces/khyber.shtml (2237 words)

	Khyber Pass @AryanaSite.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		For centuries the Khyber Pass was used by invaders to enter India, from Darius I and Alexander the Great to Babur.
		During the Afghan Wars in the 19th century the pass was the scene of numerous skirmishes between armies of the British Raj and native Afghans.
		During the Afghanistan War in the 1980s, the Khyber Pass was one of the routes by which the Afghan guerrillas were supplied from Pakistan in their war against the Soviet-backed Afghanistan government.
	www.aryanasite.com /afghanistan/relatedarticles/khyberpass.htm (268 words)

	The Khyber Pass Martini
		One of the humorous oddities of Khyber Pass Martinis is that the makers even tried to copy the stampings and markings from their original source Martini.
		Khyber Pass Martinis were made by hand in primitive flsmith forges, with chickens and goats running around.
		Notice, that the Khyber Pass trigger guard is not only bumpy, wavy, misshapen and crooked, but you'll notice the size, shape and thickness of the parts varies also...
	www.martinihenry.com /khyberpage.html (1067 words)

	Khyber Pass - Guide
		Khyber Pass is essentially a series of ledges with deeper water on river-left than river-right.
		Khyber Pass in the background with the Himalayas on the left.
		The other major hazard in Khyber Pass is the submerged Mushroom Rock on river left, so named because it kicks up a veil of water that resembles a fan shaped mushroom.
	www.exchile.com /guide/index.php/Khyber_Pass (1323 words)

	Khyber Pass Cafe 1571 Grand Ave
		Khyber Pass had recently relocated nearby to Snelling and Grand, in the space formerly occupied by Old City Café, so we decided to check it out instead.
		The people of the Khyber Pass (and I don’t mean the restaurant) are extremely hospitable and generous.
		I would highly recommend Khyber Pass as a lunch destination and if you feel a little more adventurous try and visit the real place, of course after all the recent nonsense has blown away.
	www.twinix.com /lunch/khyber_pass_cafe.htm (1349 words)

	Khyber Pass Cafe: Authentic food from Afghanistan
		Afghanistan's mountain passes, such as the well-known Khyber Pass on the border of Pakistan, have served as passageways for invaders, traders, and travelers from the outside world.
		Alexander the Great passed through on his way to India in the 4th century BC and established the Kingdom of Bactria in northern Afghanistan.
		Several important battles during that time were fought at the Khyber Pass and have served as subject matter for numerous films.
	www.khyberpasscafe.com /history.html (717 words)

	THE KHYBER PASS
		The tribal villages were highly and strongly walled, the country rugged and barren, and the whole area oozed of the sense of tenacious resistance born of long and bitter memory.
		Scattered among the hills the length of the Pass were the plaques identifying many of the regiments that served in the area: the Cheshire Regiment, the Hindoostan Rifles, the Khyber Rifles.
		Shaggai Fort, which had been the headquarters of the Khyber Rifles, was still, at that time, an imposing landmark, located, as you may recall from a Kipling poem “at the gut of the tongue of Jagai” : on a hill surrounded by higher hills forming a narrow neck of land.
	members.tripod.com /~SandraFrisby/khyberpass.html (890 words)

	Khyber Pass travel guide - Wikitravel
		The Khyber Pass is the main route between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
		The only alternate route is the Bolan Pass further south, between Kandahar and Quetta, which crosses the same mountain range, is more dangerous, and is only open at this time for locals and aid workers.
		The pass is on the Istanbul to New Delhi over land itinerary, though the current recommended route avoids it.
	wikitravel.org /en/Khyber_Pass (572 words)

	Visit to the Khyber Pass by Olivier Martin & Les Cottrell
		Following the Summer College a trip was organized for Olivier Martin of CERN and Les Cottrell (of SLAC) to officially visit and tour the Khyber Pass.
		Olivier Martin of CERN at the entrance to the Khyber Pass
		Bhittani whirling dancer at the Khyber Officers' Mess, Landi Kotal, Khyber Pass.
	www.slac.stanford.edu /grp/scs/net/talk/insc-01/khyber (353 words)

	KtB - Islam at the Pass
		The Pass, which winds between hills on the course of two river beds, was once the route by which Islam was brought to the Indian subcontinent, to China, and to Southeast Asia.
		Today the Pass symbolizes the barriers between Islamic states and the degree to which Islam is itself presently embattled.
		The Khyber is a site of many histories: the current refugee crisis, former trading missions, the battles which alternatively lost and won territory for the British Empire -- and more grandly, narratives like Sabir's that link the Pass to the fate of Islam itself.
	www.killingthebuddha.com /damn_nation/islam_at_the_pass.htm (1476 words)

	Khyber Pass Out
		Daldear, Inc., the parent corporation for both Khyber Pass and the Trocadero, is in trouble with the Liquor Control Board.
		Khyber Pass has no liquor license and hasn't had one since Halloween 1994.
		The state police said that Khyber Pass is closed until the bar gets a new license from the LCB.
	www.citypaper.net /articles/072795/article008.shtml (529 words)

	Khyber pass travel information Hotel Pakistan
		The prime attraction in this region is the Khyber Pass situated in the Sulaiman Hills which form the western barrier of Pakistan.
		The Khyber Pass is presently closed to visitors and the Khyber Railway is also not operative due to unsettled conditions in Afghanistan.
		For trail enthusiasts, the Khyber Railway from Peshawar to Landi Kotal is a three-star attraction.The British built it in the 1920s at the then enormous cost of more than two million pounds.
	www.travel-culture.com /articles/khyber_pass.shtml (542 words)

	Khyber Pass (Site not responding. Last check: )
		One of the highlights of the tour for everybody was the trip along the 30km Khyber Pass.
		We enjoyed a lovely meal at the Khyber Rifles officers mess at the top of the Pass and were then treated to a talk from the Colonel of the regiment.
		He explained the history, geography and politics of the area and the role of the Khyber Rifles in policing the area and keeping this, the only road in the area, open to traffic.
	www.st-ambrosecollege.trafford.sch.uk /ict/pakistan/khyber_pass.htm (241 words)

	The Khyber Pass (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Note the road in the foreground as it wends its way through this natural pass separating the 'tribal zone' or frontier border area of Afghanistan/Pakistan from the sun drenched plains of the sub-continent seen in the background.
		This photo was taken at dusk in the pass, which after dark is a complete no man's land.
		Still the sun shines on the plains in the distance, with Peshawar located a mere 25 miles (40km) away.
	www.tcoletribalrugs.com /resources/photos-new/1012pics/1012khyberpass.html (74 words)

	Khyber Pass Cafe: Authentic food from Afghanistan
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		St Paul, MN A tour of the sizzling kebabs and piquant chutneys of Afghan cuisine.
		Khyber Pass Cafe 1571 Grand Avenue, St Paul, MN : 651.690.0505
	khyberpasscafe.com (167 words)

	FOXNews.com - Khyber Pass Is Porous Front in Terror War - U.S. & World
		KHYBER PASS, Pakistan — The remote and mountainous Khyber Pass (search) border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan (search) is a strategic front in the War on Terror, and FOX News was recently allowed access to the rugged area.
		FOX accompanied a congressional delegation that visited the region to monitor the Pakistani government's efforts to patrol the pass, which is used by U.S. troops to get supplies into neighboring Afghanistan (search).
		Pakistan has increased the number of guards at the Khyber Pass in an attempt to find the terror mastermind, but the region is controlled by tribal leaders who believe they have a duty to protect any guest who seeks shelter there.
	www.foxnews.com /story/0,2933,141861,00.html (583 words)

	Pakistan Railway (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Yet the Khyber Pass was the last to be traversed by a Railway.
		Light years later, another survey, this time in the Khyber Pass itself, was made for a railway either metre gauge or narrow as far as Landi Kotal, the summit of the Pass.
		The Khyber Railways was the last of the great railway constructions undertaken on the frontier during the British raj.
	www.pakrail.com /khybers1002.htm (996 words)

	Khyber Pass, Khyber Pass in Pakistan, Tour to Khyber Pass, Khyber Pass Tour, Pakistan Khyber Pass Tour,Travel to Khyber ...
		Situated in the Sulaiman Hills (also spelled as Suleman), Khyber Pass is one of the most famous passes in the world.
		The 53 kilometres narrow pass winds through the mountains on the border between northern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan.
		The Khyber Pass is situated about 16 kilometres west of Peshawar and extends to Afghanistan border.
	www.tourtopakistan.com /pakistan-adventure-destinations/khyber-pass-pakistan.html (366 words)

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