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Pakistan KHYBER PASS, Shows Straight Road to Afghanistan Old Real Photo Postcard

Publisher: D.C. Mehra and Bro. Booksellers Rawal Pindi and Cherat Hill
Series No: 2
Faults: Wear at top left & marks
Background: The Khyber Pass (also called the Khaiber Pass or Khaybar Pass) (Urdu: درہ خیبر) is the most important pass connecting Pakistan with Afghanistan. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a strategic military location. The actual pass summit is 5 km inside Pakistan at Landi Kotal. The pass cuts through the Safed Koh mountains which are a far southeastern extension of the Hindu Kush range.

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