Ali Masjid Fort

Ali Masjid Fort
Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan
1890 painting
Type	Fort
Site history
Built	1837 (1837)

Ali Masjid Fort is situated on a high location within the Khyber Pass in Pakistan.^[1] It was first constructed under Dost Muhammad Khan. The fort is located beside Ali Masjid. The fort is located above the narrowest point of the pass.^[2] The fort has also been a location of a variety of different conflicts between Afghan and British forces during the 19th century.

Modern view of the fort

References

↑ Ali Masjid, Lonely Planet
↑ Pakistan and the Karakoram Highway, p. 200

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Ali Masjid Fort

References

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