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Ali Masjid Fort
علی مسجد فورٹ
Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan
1890 painting
TypeFort
Site history
Built1837 (1837)

Ali Masjid Fort (Pashto:علي مسجد فورټ; Urdu: علی مسجد فورٹ) 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

  1. ^ Ali Masjid, Lonely Planet {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  2. ^ Pakistan and the Karakoram Highway, p. 200 {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

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