<Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 34 ° 04 ′ 33" N 71 ° 12 ′ 14" E ﻿ / ﻿ 34.07570 ° N 71.20394 ° E ﻿ / 34.07570; 71.20394 Coordinates: 34 ° 04 ′ 33" N 71 ° 12 ′ 14" E ﻿ / ﻿ 34.07570 ° N 71.20394 ° E ﻿ / 34.07570; 71.20394 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Location of Khyber Pass </Td> </Tr> <P> The Khyber Pass (Pashto: د خیبر درہ ‎, Urdu: درۂ خیبر ‬ ‎) (elevation: 1,070 m or 3,510 ft) is a mountain pass in the north of Pakistan, close to the border with Afghanistan . It connects the town of Landi Kotal to the Valley of Peshawar at Jamrud by traversing part of the Spin Ghar mountains . An integral part of the ancient Silk Road, it has long had substantial cultural, economic, and geopolitical significance for Eurasian trade . Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent and a strategic military location . The summit of the pass is 5 km (3.1 mi) inside Pakistan at Landi Kotal . The Khyber Pass is part of the Asian Highway 1 (AH1). </P> <P> Well - known invasions of the area have been predominantly through the Khyber Pass, such as the invasions by Darius I, Genghis Khan and later Mongols such as Duwa, Qutlugh Khwaja and Kebek . Prior to the Kushan era, the Khyber Pass was not a widely used trade route . Among the Muslim invasions of the Indian subcontinent, the famous invaders coming through the Khyber Pass are Mahmud Ghaznavi, and the Afghan Muhammad Ghori and the Turkic - Mongols . </P>

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