Jamrud Fort

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Jamrud Fort is a historic 19th-century military stronghold located at the eastern entrance of the Khyber Pass in present-day Pakistan, long serving as a strategic gateway between South and Central Asia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fortress
historic site
military stronghold
associatedWithPerson Hari Singh Nalwa
Maharaja Ranjit Singh
battleDate 30 April 1837
builderAffiliation Sikh Empire
builtBy Hari Singh Nalwa
builtUnderRuleOf Maharaja Ranjit Singh
completedIn 1837
constructedIn 19th century
constructionStartYear 1836
coordinateLocation 34.002°N 71.383°E
country Pakistan
distanceToPeshawar approximately 17 km west of Peshawar
hasFeature bastions
high defensive walls
inner courtyard
watchtowers
heritageStatus protected heritage site (Pakistan)
historicalEra Sikh Empire period
locatedAt eastern entrance of the Khyber Pass
locatedIn Jamrud
Khyber District
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
locatedInRegion Khyber Pass
South Asia
border region of Pakistan and Afghanistan
materialUsed brick
stone
nearbySettlement Peshawar
notableEvent Battle of Jamrud
primaryFunction control of Khyber Pass
military defense
strategicImportance control of trade routes
frontier outpost of the Sikh Empire
gateway between South Asia and Central Asia
usedBy British Indian Army
Pakistan Armed Forces
surface form: Pakistani military

Sikh Empire

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Khyber District hasFort Jamrud Fort
Hari Singh Nalwa deathPlace Jamrud Fort
Jamrud contains Jamrud Fort