Khyber pass
alternative words: Khyber
keywords: locality
related topics: Jalalabad , Peshawar , Alexander the great
related web sites: http://www.afghan-network.net/khyber.html , http://www.afghan-network.net/Culture/anglo-afghan.html
explanation: Located between Jalalabad in Afghanistan and Peshawar in Pakistan, Kyber pass was used by many conquerors such as Alexander the great, Genghis Khan and Tamerlane to invade India from the central Asia. In 1842, 16,000 British and Indian troops were massacred by Afghans. The highest point is 920m at the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The highway as well as railroad was opened in 1920. Becoming a passage of drug and arm traffics during Afghan war, Khyber pass is temporarily closed.