Landi Kotal
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Landi Kotal or Landikotal (Urdu: لنڈی کوتل) in Pakistan is the highest point on the Khyber Pass 1,072 metres above sea level, a route across the mountains from the near-border city, Peshawar.[1] Landi Kotal is a tourist destination which is accessible by train or road from elsewhere in Pakistan, or by road from the Afghanistan border just five kilometres to the west.
The natives live in mountain villages, two of the more notable ones being Chinar Kaley (which is known for the sizeable wall that was built for the safety of the residents) and Ayub Kaley, which is the most modern of the local villages and was built by a wealthy member of the Khyber Agency.
Landi Kotal is the main shopping centre for both the Shinwari and Afridi tribes.
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In 1897, during British rule, the Afridis attacked Landi Kotal and other posts in the Khyber Pass, the British counter-attacked with a force of 34,500 men under Sir William Lockhart defeating the Afridis.[2]
In 1925 work began on a railway line linking Jamrud to Landi Kotal.[1]
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