Ghuzgai Destination Guide (Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan)

Ghuzgai Destination Guide

Discover Ghuzgai in Pakistan

Ghuzgai in the region of Federally Administered Tribal Areas is a town located in Pakistan - some 119 mi or ( 192 km ) West of Islamabad , the country's capital .

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Local time in Ghuzgai is now 07:55 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Karachi " with a UTC offset of 5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Mehtar Lam, Khost, Kabul, Jalalabad, and Dor Baba. When in this area, you might want to check out Mehtar Lam . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ghuzgai ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.

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Abdul Khel, FATA

Abdul Khel is a town in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. It is located at 33°54'46N 70°54'9E with an altitude of 1329 metres (4363 feet).

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Located at 33.91 70.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away

Tags: Populated places in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas

Ahin Posh

Ahan Posh or Ahan Posh Tape is an ancient archaeological site in Orakzai in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. It is near the Afghanistan city of Jellalabad. The ruins of a Buddhist monastery are located there, in which coins of the Kushan king Kanishka were found together with a golden amulet, and a gold coin of the Roman emperor Trajan and empress Sabina coined between 128-137 CE. These form part of the collections of the British Museum.

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Located at 33.76 70.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away

Tags: Archaeological sites in Pakistan, Central Asian Buddhist sites, Populated places in Orakzai Agency

Kalaya

Kalaya is a town in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. It is located at 33°44'44"N 70°57'35"E with an altitude of 1645 meters. It is currently the summer administrative capital of Orakzai Agency, and is located in Lower Orakzai.

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Located at 33.75 70.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away

Tags: Populated places in Orakzai Agency

Battle of Ali Masjid

The Battle of Ali Masjid, which took place on 21 November 1878, was the opening battle in the Second Anglo-Afghan War between the British forces, under Lieutenant-General Sir Samuel James Browne, and the Afghan forces, under Ghulam Haider Khan. The perceived offence of an Afghan general's refusal to allow a British envoy entrance to the country was used as an excuse to attack the fortress of Ali Masjid, as the opening battle in the war.

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Located at 34.11 71.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away

Tags: Battle honours of the Rifle Brigade, Battles of the Second Anglo-Afghan War, Conflicts in 1878

2009 Pakistan Army Mil Mi-17 crash

A Russian-made Mil Mi-17 transport helicopter of the Pakistan Army crashed in the FATA, in Orakzai Agency on July 3, 2009. According to a source within the Army the crash was due to a technical fault. Some sources report that local people are saying it was due to militant activity. The crash site is Chapar Feroze Khel, 20 kilometres from Peshawar, on the border of the semi-autonomous Orakzai and Khyber tribal agencies.

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Located at 34.09 71.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away

Tags: 2009 in Pakistan, Accidents and incidents involving military aircraft, Aviation accidents and incidents in 2009, Aviation accidents and incidents in Pakistan, Military of Pakistan

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