Landi Kotal

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Landi Kotal is a town in Pakistan’s Khyber District, historically significant as a key trading and military post near the Khyber Pass on the route to Afghanistan.

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Landi Kotal canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
borderFunction gateway to Afghanistan via Khyber Pass
climate semi-arid highland climate
country Pakistan
economy border trade
local commerce
transport services
elevation high-altitude town in Khyber Pass
ethnicGroup Pashtuns
governedBy Khyber District administration
linked to: Khyber District
hasFeature checkpoints and security installations
markets serving cross-border traders
hasNearbyBorderCrossing Torkham border crossing
linked to: Torkham
hasTransportInfrastructure road link to Peshawar
road link to Torkham border
historicallyServedBy Khyber Pass Railway
historicalPeriodOfImportance British Raj
linked to: British India

Great Game era
linked to: Great Game
historicalRole key trading post on route to Afghanistan
military post on Khyber Pass
languageUsed Pashto
linked to: Pashto language

Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
locatedIn Khyber Pass region
linked to: Khyber Pass
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Khyber District
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
former Federally Administered Tribal Areas
locatedNear Afghanistan
Peshawar
Torkham
locatedOnTransportRoute Khyber Pass
militarySignificance former British colonial garrison point
strategic post in Khyber Pass defenses
onTradeRoute historic route between Peshawar and Kabul
partOf Khyber District
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
region northwestern Pakistan
regionType tribal and mountainous area
religion Islam
roadDistanceTo Peshawar
Torkham
securityStatus sensitive border area
strategicImportance control of access between Pakistan and Afghanistan
timezone Pakistan Standard Time
traditionalTribalAreaOf Afridi tribe
usedFor military logistics
trade between South Asia and Central Asia
utcOffset +05:00

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Torkham nearbySettlement Landi Kotal
Khyber District hasTown Landi Kotal
Khyber Pass Railway endStation Landi Kotal
Khyber Pass Railway notableStation Landi Kotal