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during the period of
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on the way towards Kabul at the start of the war. The small fort in the foreground guards the western end of the Khyber Pass. Photograph by
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put up a stiff defence, Landi Kotal was overrun, as the Rifles lacked water. The
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was run on this railway. However, the train closed down in 2006 after floods washed away the railway track and bridges.
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in 1947, there is still a board on the tree notifying passerby of its arrest.
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Landi Kotal is a tourist destination. It was the terminus railway station of
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Landi Kotal was the westernmost part of the Khyber held by the
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Landi Kotal – Imperial
Gazetteer of India, v. 16, p. 135.
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Landi Kotal – Imperial
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One such tourist attraction nearby Landi Kotal is the
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when it served as an encampment of the 12,000-strong
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Khyber – Imperial
Gazetteer of India, v. 15, p. 303.
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Tīrāh – Imperial
Gazetteer of India, v. 23, p. 390.
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441:banyan tree
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306:Afghanistan
298:Khyber Pass
241:Lanḍī Kōtal
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652:2008-01-28
604:2018-04-01
575:References
371:John Burke
195:Population
568:Geography
258:لنڈی کوتل
249:لنډي کوتل
209:Time zone
187:Elevation
100:71°9′19″E
97:34°6′19″N
29:لنڈی کوتل
746:Category
556:Pakistan
487:See also
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328:Shinwari
324:Shalmani
294:Peshawar
282:Pakistan
164:District
144:Province
137:Pakistan
542:Portals
445:British
390:Afridis
384:of the
378:British
345:History
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263:Lwargai
125:Country
44:Lwargai
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339:tribes
334:, and
332:Afridi
271:لواړګی
267:Pashto
245:Pashto
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