Khyber Pass

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geographical feature mountain pass

Khyber Pass is a historically significant mountain pass in the Hindu Kush range that has long served as a key trade and invasion route between Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Khyber Pass canonical	30
Khyber Pass region	7
Afghanistan (via Khyber Pass corridor)	1
Khyber	1
Khyber Gate	1
Khyber Pass area	1
Khyber Pass mountains	1
Khyber Pass route	1
Khyber Pass route to Afghanistan	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature ⓘ mountain pass ⓘ
associatedWith	Anglo-Afghan Wars ⓘ surface form: Afghan–British conflicts Great Game ⓘ
borderProximity	Afghanistan–Pakistan border ⓘ
connects	Afghanistan ⓘ Central Asia ⓘ South Asia ⓘ surface form: Indian subcontinent Pakistan ⓘ
controlledHistoricallyBy	local Pashtun tribes ⓘ
crossedBy	Grand Trunk Road ⓘ Khyber Pass Railway ⓘ
formsPartOf	historical Silk Road network ⓘ
hasClimate	semi-arid ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	symbolic gateway between Central Asia and South Asia ⓘ
hasHighestElevation	approximately 1,070 metres ⓘ approximately 3,510 feet ⓘ
hasHighestPoint	near Landi Kotal ⓘ
hasHistoricalRole	corridor for cultural exchange ⓘ gateway to the Indian subcontinent ⓘ military corridor ⓘ
hasLength	approximately 33 miles ⓘ approximately 53 kilometres ⓘ
hasLowestPoint	near Jamrud ⓘ
hasMajorSettlementNearby	Jamrud ⓘ Landi Kotal ⓘ
hasSecurityStatus	heavily militarized at times ⓘ
hasStrategicImportance	major invasion route ⓘ major trade route ⓘ
hasTerrain	narrow gorges ⓘ rugged ⓘ steep cliffs ⓘ
languageRegion	Pashto-speaking area ⓘ
locatedIn	Hindu Kush ⓘ Khyber District ⓘ Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ
locatedNear	Jalalabad, Afghanistan ⓘ surface form: Jalalabad Peshawar ⓘ
partOf	Afghanistan–Pakistan border ⓘ surface form: Durand Line frontier region
usedBy	Alexander the Great ⓘ British Empire ⓘ Durrani Empire ⓘ Kushan Empire ⓘ Maurya Empire ⓘ Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ surface form: Mughal Empire Achaemenid Empire ⓘ surface form: Persian Empire various Central Asian invaders ⓘ
usedSince	antiquity ⓘ

Referenced by (44)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa → hasPass → Khyber Pass ⓘ

Second Anglo-Afghan War → involvedRegion → Khyber Pass ⓘ

Torkham → isPartOf → Khyber Pass ⓘ

Peshawar → locatedNear → Khyber Pass ⓘ

Peshawar → hasHistoricGate → Khyber Pass ⓘ

this entity surface form: Khyber Gate

Anglo-Afghan Wars → involves → Khyber Pass ⓘ

KPK → contains → Khyber Pass ⓘ

subject surface form: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

KPK → hasStrategicPass → Khyber Pass ⓘ

subject surface form: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

KP → contains → Khyber Pass ⓘ

subject surface form: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Safed Koh → hasPass → Khyber Pass ⓘ

this entity surface form: Khyber Pass region

Safed Koh → locatedNear → Khyber Pass ⓘ

Afghanistan–Pakistan border → passesThrough → Khyber Pass ⓘ

this entity surface form: Khyber Pass region

Khyber District → hasStrategicLocation → Khyber Pass ⓘ

Khyber District → traversedBy → Khyber Pass ⓘ

Khyber District → historicalRegion → Khyber Pass ⓘ

this entity surface form: Khyber Pass region

Khyber District → knownFor → Khyber Pass ⓘ

North-West Frontier campaigns → notableArea → Khyber Pass ⓘ

Jalalabad, Afghanistan → locatedNear → Khyber Pass ⓘ

subject surface form: Jalalabad

Treaty of Gandamak → cededTerritory → Khyber Pass ⓘ

Battle of Ali Masjid → location → Khyber Pass ⓘ

Spin Ghar → near → Khyber Pass ⓘ

this entity surface form: Khyber Pass region

Peshawar Valley → borderedBy → Khyber Pass ⓘ

this entity surface form: Khyber Pass region

Landi Kotal → locatedIn → Khyber Pass ⓘ

this entity surface form: Khyber Pass region

Landi Kotal → locatedOnTransportRoute → Khyber Pass ⓘ

Purushapura → locatedNear → Khyber Pass ⓘ

Bala Hissar Fort → associatedWith → Khyber Pass ⓘ

Khyber Pass Railway → locatedIn → Khyber Pass ⓘ

Khyber Pass Railway → passesThrough → Khyber Pass ⓘ

this entity surface form: Khyber Pass mountains

Jamrud → locatedInRegion → Khyber Pass ⓘ

this entity surface form: Khyber Pass area

Jamrud → locatedOnTransportRoute → Khyber Pass ⓘ

Peshawar–Jalalabad road → passesThrough → Khyber Pass ⓘ

Peshawar–Jalalabad road → partOf → Khyber Pass ⓘ

this entity surface form: Khyber Pass route

First Anglo-Afghan War → theatre → Khyber Pass ⓘ

Afghan tribal forces → notableTheater → Khyber Pass ⓘ

White Mountains → hasStrategicPass → Khyber Pass ⓘ

this entity surface form: Khyber Pass region

White Mountains → near → Khyber Pass ⓘ

Spin Ghar range → containsPass → Khyber Pass ⓘ

North-West Frontier region → contains → Khyber Pass ⓘ

Bara → locatedNear → Khyber Pass ⓘ

Bara → hasNearbyBorderCrossing → Khyber Pass ⓘ

this entity surface form: Khyber Pass route to Afghanistan

Bara → borderingEntity → Khyber Pass ⓘ

this entity surface form: Afghanistan (via Khyber Pass corridor)

Ali Masjid Fort → locatedIn → Khyber Pass ⓘ

Jamrud Fort → locatedInRegion → Khyber Pass ⓘ

Gojal Valley → hasSettlement → Khyber Pass ⓘ

this entity surface form: Khyber