Khyber Pass Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
mountain pass connecting Afghanistan and Pakistan
About Khyber Pass
Crossing the Khyber has always been something of an adventure. Even in peacetime, this was a fairly wild region where banditry and tribal warfare were part of local history and almost every adult male went armed. Today, with the region in the center of an ongoing armed conflict, it is clearlyfar too dangerous for most. The area is inhabited by Pathans or Pashtuns, rather fiercePashto-speakinghill tribes. On the map, it was a border region of theBritish Rajand is now part of Pakistan, but neither the British nor the Pakistani government have ever fully controlled it; Pathan tribal chiefs run everything. Pashtun territory spans the border. 60% of them live in Pakistan, 40% in Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, they are the largest ethnic group at 40-odd% of the population and have often dominated
Top Attractions in Khyber Pass
Explore the best things to see and do in Khyber Pass:
- ★Ali Masjid Fort
- ★Bab-e-Khyber
- ★Jamrud Fort
- ★Khyber Rifles Museum
- ★Shagai Fort
- ★Taimoor Fort
Khyber Pass Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 11 sections including: