Profile
CV
Calender
Map
Islamabad
Karachi
Quetta
Peshawar
Lahore
Multimedia
Swap Images
Photo Slides
|
Pashtun Valley
Peshawar is the capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
[2] It is the largest city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and according to the
1998 census was the ninth-largest city of Pakistan.[3] Peshawar is a
metropolitan city and the administrative centre and economic hub for
the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan.[4] Peshawar is
situated in a large valley near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass,
close to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar is irrigated by various canals
of the Kabul River and by its right tributary, the Bara River.
The Khyber Pass (elevation: 1,070 m or 3,510 ft) is a mountain pass
connecting Afghanistan and Pakistan, cutting through the northeastern
part of the Spin Ghar mountains. An integral part of the ancient Silk
Road, it is one of the oldest known passes in the world. Throughout
history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and
South Asia and a strategic military location. The summit of the pass
is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) inside Pakistan at Landi Kotal. The Khyber Pass
is part of the Asian Highway 1.
|