Khyber Pass

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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1. What is the location?Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, bordering Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
2. What is the connects?Landi Kotal to the Valley of Peshawar at Jamrud
3. What is the Khyber Pass and where is it located?The Khyber Pass is a natural mountain corridor in the White Mountains. It sits on the border between Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province, linking Landi Kotal to Peshawar at Jamrud.
4. Why has the Khyber Pass been important for trade and armies?It was a key part of the ancient Silk Road, letting goods, ideas, and armies move between Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Many empires, like the Mughals and the British, wanted to control it to protect their lands.

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