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Discover Sakh Kor in Pakistan

Sakh Kor in the region of Federally Administered Tribal Areas is a place located in Pakistan - some 116 mi or ( 187 km ) West of Islamabad , the country's capital .

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Local time in Sakh Kor is now 06:21 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Karachi " with a UTC offset of 5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Sholgar, Mehtar Lam, Khost, Kabul, and Jalalabad. When in this area, you might want to check out Sholgar . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Sakh Kor ? 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 12 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 18 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 21 km away
Tags: Populated places in Orakzai Agency

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 22 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

2009 Khyber Pass offensive

The 2009 Khyber Pass offensive was an offensive military campaign by Pakistani Army against Islamic militants from Lashkar-e-Islam in and near the Khyber Pass. The offensive was launched after a series of suicide bombings, including one at a police station where 17 cadets were killed, as well as American pressure to crack down on the militants. After two months, Pakistan Army defeated the militants and cleared the area from the militants.

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Located at 34.09 71.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: 2009 in Pakistan, Conflicts in 2009