Bab-e-Khyber

Bab-e-Khyber
(Khyber Gate)
باب خیبر
The Khyber Gate, in April 2014
Map
34°00′09″N 71°22′48″E / 34.0025°N 71.3800°E / 34.0025; 71.3800
LocationKhyber Pass, Jamrud Subdivision, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
BuilderGovernment of Pakistan
TypeGateway
Completion date1963

The Bab-e-Khyber (Pashto and Urdu: باب خیبر; transl. 'Khyber Gate')[1] is a monument situated at the entrance of the Khyber Pass in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The gate is located immediately west of Peshawar, with the historic Jamrud Fort lying adjacent to it.[1]

  1. ^ a b Beyond Bab-e-Khyber Naveed Hussain 22 January 2012 Express Tribune Retrieved 29 May 2014