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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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Khyber Pass region 3
Khyber Gate 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 (17)

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

KPK → contains → Khyber Pass ⓘ
subject surface form: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
KP → contains → Khyber Pass ⓘ
subject surface form: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Peshawar → hasHistoricGate → Khyber Pass ⓘ
this entity surface form: Khyber Gate
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa → hasPass → Khyber Pass ⓘ
Safed Koh → hasPass → Khyber Pass ⓘ
this entity surface form: Khyber Pass region
KPK → hasStrategicPass → Khyber Pass ⓘ
subject surface form: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber District → historicalRegion → Khyber Pass ⓘ
this entity surface form: Khyber Pass region
Anglo-Afghan Wars → involves → Khyber Pass ⓘ
Torkham → isPartOf → Khyber Pass ⓘ
Khyber District → knownFor → Khyber Pass ⓘ
Peshawar → locatedNear → Khyber Pass ⓘ
Safed Koh → locatedNear → Khyber Pass ⓘ
this entity surface form: Khyber Pass region
Khyber District → traversedBy → Khyber Pass ⓘ