Ali Masjid Fort

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Ali Masjid Fort is a historic military stronghold located at the narrowest point of the Khyber Pass in Pakistan, long used to control and monitor this strategic trade and invasion route between South and Central Asia.

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Ali Masjid Fort canonical 1
Ali Masjid fortress 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fort
historic site
military stronghold
access by road through Khyber Pass
associatedWith North-West Frontier campaigns
surface form: Anglo-Afghan frontier conflicts

British colonial military history
country Pakistan
currentStatus historic military site
function checkpoint on historic invasion route
observation post over Khyber Pass
geopoliticalContext border region between Pakistan and Afghanistan
historicalRole control point on route between Peshawar and Jalalabad
frontier outpost on the Indo-Afghan border
locatedAt narrowest point of the Khyber Pass
locatedIn Ali Masjid
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pass
Pakistan
locatedNear Ali Masjid
surface form: Ali Masjid Mosque
namedAfter Ali Masjid
partOf defensive network of the Khyber Pass
region Khyber District
strategicImportance control of Khyber Pass
monitoring invasion route between South Asia and Central Asia
monitoring trade route between South Asia and Central Asia
strategicLocationFor movement between South Asia and Central Asia
terrainFeature overlooks narrow gorge of Khyber Pass
usedFor control of trade routes
military defense
surveillance of Khyber Pass traffic

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Khyber District hasFort Ali Masjid Fort
Battle of Ali Masjid fortification Ali Masjid Fort
this entity surface form: Ali Masjid fortress