Research topic: Khyber Pass

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 to Pakistan in 1947. It is largely agricultural. Area: ...

Khyber Pass , narrow, steep-sided pass, 28 mi (45 km) long, winding through the Safed Koh Mts., on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border; highest point is 3,500 ft (1,067 m). The routes through it link the cities of Peshawar, Pakistan, and Kabul, Afghanistan. For centuries a trade and invasion route ...