Khamal Destination Guide (Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan)

Khamal Destination Guide

Touring Khamal in Pakistan

Khamal in the region of Federally Administered Tribal Areas is located in Pakistan - some 118 mi or ( 191 km ) West of Islamabad , the country's capital city .

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Time in Khamal is now 04:06 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Karachi " with a UTC offset of 5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Mehtar Lam, Khost, Kabul, Jalalabad, and Baghlan. Being here already, consider visiting Mehtar Lam . Check out our recommendations for Khamal ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.

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Interesting facts about this location

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 8 km away

Tags: Populated places in Orakzai Agency

Adu Garhi

Adu Garhi is a town in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. It is located at 33°36'18N 70°55'42E with an altitude of 1175 metres (3858 feet).

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Located at 33.60 70.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 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 10 km away

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

Battle of Saragarhi

The Battle of Saragarhi was fought during the Tirah Campaign on 12 September 1897 between twenty-one Sikhs of the 4th Battalion of the Sikh Regiment of British India, defending an army post, and 10,000 Afghan and Orakzai tribesmen. The battle occurred in the North-West Frontier Province, which formed part of British India. It is now named the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and is part of Pakistan. The contingent of the twenty-one Sikhs from the 36th Sikhs was led by Havildar Ishar Singh.

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Located at 33.55 70.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away

Tags: 1897 in Asia, Battles involving British India, Battles involving the Sikhs, Conflicts in 1897, Military history of Afghanistan, Military history of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Tirah Campaign

Shahu Khel

Shahu Khel, also spelt Shahukhel, is a town of Hangu District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 33°35'19N 71°7'21E with an altitude of 807 metres

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Located at 33.58 71.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away

Tags: Populated places in Hangu District, Pakistan

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