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Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, republic (2005 est. pop. 29,929,000), 249,999 sq mi (647,497 sq km), S central Asia. Afghanistan is bordered by Iran on the west, by Pakistan on the east and south, and by Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan on the north; a narrow strip,...
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Pakistan
Pakistan
area:
| 796,100sq km (307,374sq mi)
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| 130,578,000
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Khyber Pass
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Khyber Pass , narrow, steep-sided pass, 28...and invasion route from central Asia, the Khyber Pass was one of the principal approaches...fought by the British in the 19th cent. The Khyber Pass is now traversed by an asphalt road...
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Babar the Conqueror
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...into the "fertile plains" of the Hind't', upper India in the early months of 1506. Leading his army through the famed Khyber Pass, Babar raided throughout the upper Indian plain over a four-month period, returning to his adopted homeland to subdue...
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Pakistan
Encyclopedia entry from: Countries and Their Cultures
...Karachi is well known for its shorelines. Most of the northern section of the country consists of mountains and also the famous Khyber Pass, whose history goes back several thousand years. It is in this northern section where most of the ancient tribes still...
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Kabul
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
...the province that surrounds the city. Kabul is at nearly 1828 meters (6,000 feet) above sea level and situated near the Khyber Pass, a major route between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Strategically located on north-south and east-west trade routes...
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Safed Koh
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...rises to 15,620 ft (4,761 m) at Mt. Sikaram. It parallels the Kabul River. A spur of the range is crossed by the Khyber Pass. The lower slopes are nearly barren; pine and deodar formerly grew on the main range, but devastation during the Afghan...
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Pathans
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...has many sympathizers. Bibliography: See O. K. Caroe, The Pathans, 550 BC-AD 1957 (1958, repr. 1965); J. W. Spain, People of the Khyber (1963), The Pathan Borderland (1963), and The Way of the Pathans (2d ed. 1973).
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North-West Frontier Province
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
North-West Frontier Province ( NWFP ) Province in nw Pakistan bounded by Afghanistan, located near the Khyber Pass ; the capital is Peshawar . Important during the time of Alexander , in 1849 it became part of British India and was annexed...
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Peshawar
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Peshawar City in nw Pakistan, 16km (9mi) e of the Khyber Pass . An ancient settlement, it has always had great strategic importance. Brought under Muslim rule in the 10th century, it...
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Afghanistan
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
...000ft). The capital, Kabul , lies in the foothills of the main range, the Hindu Kush . The River Kabul flows e to the Khyber Pass border with Pakistan. Southern Afghanistan is mainly lowland, with vast stretches of desert in the sw . Climate and Vegetation...
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Afghan wars
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...forced a desperate retreat through mountainous country. Only one member of the original army of 16,000 lived to cross the Khyber pass back into India. The second war was precipitated by Lord Lytton's forward policies, which subsequently were repudiated...
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Khyber Pass
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Khyber Pass a mountain pass in the Hindu Kush, on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The pass was for long of great commercial...
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August, Joseph H.
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...Rosson or Taurog) 1929 Strong Boy (Ford); Salute (Ford); Seven Faces (Viertel) (co); The Black Watch (King of the Khyber Rifles ) (Ford) 1930 Men without Women (Ford); Double Cross Roads (Werker) (co); On Your Back (McClintic); Up the...
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Herrmann, Bernard
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...The Snows of Kilimanjaro (H. King) 1953 White Witch Doctor (Hathaway); Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (Webb); King of the Khyber Rifles (H. King) 1954 Garden of Evil (Hathaway); The Egyptian (Curtiz) (co);Prince of Players (Dunne); The Trouble...
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Shamroy, Leon
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...Me Madame (W. Lang); The Girl Next Door (Sale); White Witch Doctor (Hathaway); The Robe (H. King); King of the Khyber Rifles (H. King) 1954 The Egyptian (Curtiz); There's No Business Like Show Business (W. Lang) 1955 Daddy Long Legs...
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Vetchinsky, Alex
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...Deadlier Than the Male (R. Thomas); Rotten to the Core (Boulting) 1967 The Long Duel (Annakin) 1968 Carry On up the Khyber (G. Thomas) 1969 David Copperfield (Mann) 1970 Jane Eyre (Mann) 1972 Kidnapped (Mann) 1974 Gold (Hunt) Publications...
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Pakistan
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
...Below them is the long, broad valley of the Indus. The North-West Frontier Province, containing the strategically important Khyber Pass, is very high. To the south is the plateau of the Punjab, watered by the tributaries of the Indus. Wheat is grown here...
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Loy, Myrna
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...slave girl) 1929 Fancy Baggage (Adolfi) (as Myrna); The Desert Song (Del Ruth) (as Azuri); Black Watch (King of the Khyber Rifles ) (Ford) (as Yasmini); The Squall (Korda) (as Nubi); Hardboiled Rose (Weight) (as Rose Duhamel); Evidence...
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Wheeler, Lyle
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...Street (Fuller); White Witch Doctor (Hathaway); The I Don't Care Girl (Bacon); Niagara (Hathaway); King of the Khyber Rifles (H. King) 1954 River of No Return (Preminger); Three Coins in the Fountain (Negulesco); Garden of Evil (Hathaway...
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Rañjīt Siṅgh, Mahārājā
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
...the Śukerchakīā misl . He eventually gained overall supremacy between the Sutlej River and the Khyber Pass, ending Afghan influence in Pañjāb. After recapturing Amritsar , he had the Harimandir rebuilt and...
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North-west Frontier Province
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
North-west Frontier Province A province of north-west Pakistan, in the Himalayas, the location of the strategic Khyber Pass to Afghanistan. Every great power in the region has sought to control the province, but its harsh terrain has allowed...
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Pakistan's airwaves: On militant turf, Radio Khyber offers a softer voice.(WORLD)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 3/13/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...station's tag line, "The Voice of Khyber." Kishwar, who, like others in this...security, is one of 15 reporters for Radio Khyber, a rare nonextremist station broadcasting...war" and recruiting fighters. Radio Khyber, launched in 2006 with government support...
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A passage to Pakistan.(THE KHYBER PASS)(book)(Critical Essay)
Magazine article from: Geographical; 6/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...bloodstained parts of the world, the Khyber Pass has been the scene of conflict and...soaked in the blood of conflict than the Khyber Pass. "We were south and west of the...mountains against the sky. That was the Khyber, battleground of centuries of invaders...
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Role of bank of Khyber in the development of N-W.F.P.(COMPANY PROFILE)(The Bank of Khyber)(Company overview)
Magazine article from: Economic Review; 6/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; The Bank of Khyber established in 1991 through an Act No...scheduled bank in September 1994. The Bank of Khyber enjoys a unique position, and stands...government banks in the country. The Bank of Khyber has really played a vital role in the...
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Khyber Pass the way to enjoy authentic Indian food
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 1/10/1997; ; 700+ words
; KHYBER PASS (STAR) (STAR) 1/2 1031 Lake St...chicken tikka masala, keema mutter, Khyber nan and gulab jaman. Until slightly more...cuisine. However, with the emergence of Khyber Pass in September, 1995, in downtown Oak...
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Suspended Subedars restore in Khyber Agency.
News Wire article from: PPI - Pakistan Press International; 5/30/2008; 581 words
; ...The suspended Subedars have been restored in Khyber Agency said an official source of Khasadar...submitted a map of transfers to Political Agent Khyber Agency Capt Retd Tariq Hayat Khan. But PA Khyber reportedly rejected the transfer orders of...
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116 Afghans held in Khyber.
Newspaper article from: The Nation (Karachi, Pakistan); 12/31/2008; 700+ words
; ...continuous curfew in the restive part of Khyber Agency around 116 Afghans were arrested by...military operation in Jamrud and Shakus area of Khyber Agency. Addressing a Press conference here at Khyber House Peshawar Political Agent of Khyber...
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JI Khyber demands removal of corrupt official from Khyber house.
News Wire article from: PPI - Pakistan Press International; 10/10/2007; 463 words
; ...Peshawar, October 09 (PPI) Jamaat-e-Islami Khyber Agency alleged that Khyber House Peshawar has become center of corruption where...Syed Hakim Shinwari leader of Jamaat-e-Islami Khyber , talking to media men at Landikotal said some officers...
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PA Khyber terminates 22 levy personnel.
News Wire article from: PPI - Pakistan Press International; 7/8/2009; 660 words
; ...Peshawar, July 07 (PPI): Political Agent Khyber Agency on Tuesday terminated 22 Levy personnel...said. Former additional political agent Khyber Agency Shahid Ullah Khan and a clerk of...wrongly recruiting 22 levy soldiers in Khyber Agency, sources of Khyber house told...
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52 militants killed in Khyber operation.
Newspaper article from: The Nation (Karachi, Pakistan); 2/6/2009; 700+ words
; ...operation against militants hiding in the Khyber agency and killed 52 in the region surrounding...military action against the local Taliban in Khyber, Aurakzai and Mohmand couldnt be ascertained...aimed at flushing out the militants of the Khyber agency a key supply route for Western...
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Pakistani attack threatens NATO route; Militants in Khyber Pass may seek aid from Taliban.(PLUGGED IN - NATIONAL SECURITY)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times (Washington, DC); 9/10/2009; 700+ words
; ...against an Islamic group near the strategic Khyber Pass could backfire with dire consequences...against Lashkar-e-Islami (LI) in the Khyber tribal district. The Pakistani government...Capt. Tariq Hayat, administrator of the Khyber agency, the offensive is aimed at eliminating...
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