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Rai Qila in the region of Federally Administered Tribal Areas is a town located in Pakistan - some 102 mi or ( 163 km ) West of Islamabad , the country's capital .

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Local time in Rai Qila is now 11:00 AM (Monday) . 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: Bai Khel, Mehtar Lam, Kabul, Jalalabad, and Baghlan. When in this area, you might want to check out Bai Khel . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Rai Qila ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Pakistan Peshawar Khyber Pass 1975

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Interesting facts about this location

Shagai, Pakistan

Located south of Mardan, Shagai is a region in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas. A fortress built by British forces in 1927 to oversee the Khyber Pass and house the Khyber Rifles still stands, and is today used by the Pakistan Army. In 2002/2003, Canadian Ahmed Khadr was asked to organise militants operating near the border of Shagai, and he subsequently asked his son Abdullah and Hamza al-Jowfi to help him procure weapons.

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Located at 34.02 71.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Regions of Pakistan

Jamrud Fort

The Jamrud Fort is located at the entrance to the Khyber Pass in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. In 1837, the fort was captured from Afghan ruler Dost Mohammad Khan by the invading Sikhs of Punjab. During the Battle of Jamrud, between Muslims and Sikhs, Sikh Commander Hari Singh Nalwa was killed but the fort was defended by the Sikhs. "In 1836 Dost Mohammad's forces, under the command of his son Akbar Khan, defeated the Sikhs at Jamrud, a post fifteen kilometers west of Peshawar.

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Located at 34.00 71.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Forts in Pakistan

Nasir Bagh

Nasir Bagh is an Afghan refugee camp on the edge of Peshawar in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (known in Afghanistan as "شمال مغربی سرحدی صوبہ Śhumāl Maġribī Sarhadī Sūbha") province of Pakistan.

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Located at 34.03 71.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Afghan refugee camps, Peshawar, Populated places in Peshawar District, Refugee camps in Pakistan

Rehman Medical Institute

The Rehman Med thumbnail ical Institute is a private sector hospital in hayatabd Peshawar. It is found by Dr. Mohammad Rahman. it is one of the major hospitals in peshawar. It caters for tertiary level of care in different specialties of medicine and surgery. Near the hospital is the FIA building,Pak turk school and Sui northern gas company building. It serves Pakistani as well as afghan population.

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Located at 34.00 71.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Hospitals in Pakistan

Khyber Pass

The Khyber Pass, is a mountain pass connecting Afghanistan and Pakistan, cutting through the northeastern part of the Spin Ghar mountains. An integral part of the ancient Silk Road, it is one of the oldest known passes in the world. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a strategic military location. The summit of the pass is 5 kilometres inside Pakistan at Landi Kotal.

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Located at 34.08 71.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Afghanistan–Pakistan border crossings, Hindu Kush, Mountain passes of Afghanistan, Mountain passes of Pakistan, Rail mountain passes, Sites along the Silk Road