Jamrud

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Jamrud (Urdu: جمرود), is a town located in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. The town is the doorway to the Khyber pass, part of the Hindu Kush range. The town has road and rail linkages with Peshawar city of Pakistan, and a pass connects it with Landi Kotal, located near the borders of Afghanistan.

Jamrud, lying in proximity to the Khyber pass, has remained a location on the trade route between central Asia and the South Asia and a strategic military location.

[edit] Location

Jamrud is located at an altitude of 1512 ft (461 meters) above sea level.

[edit] History

Jamrud was a strategic location and served as a base for a cantonment of British Indian Army during the period of the British Raj. The place continues to be of strategic significance.

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