Khojak Pass

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Khojak Pass is a historic mountain pass in Balochistan, Pakistan, that has long served as a key route through the Toba Kakar Range between Quetta and the Afghan border.

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Khojak Pass canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain pass
railway tunnel
borderFunction gateway between Pakistan and Afghanistan
connects Afghan border
Chaman
Quetta
connectsTo Afghanistan
country Pakistan
Pakistan
elevationType high-altitude pass
geologicalFeature part of the Sulaiman Mountain system
hasStructure Khojak Tunnel
linked to: Shela Bagh Tunnel
historicalSignificance key trade and military route between British India and Afghanistan
one of the longest railway tunnels in South Asia at time of construction
languageRegion Pashto-speaking areas
locatedIn Balochistan
Khojak Pass
Toba Kakar Range
linked to: Sulaiman Range

western Pakistan
locatedNear Quetta
locatedOn Pakistan–Afghanistan border
nearbySettlement Chaman
Quetta
partOf road network between Quetta and Chaman
province Balochistan
range Toba Kakar Range
linked to: Sulaiman Range
region South Asia
strategicImportance access route to Kandahar region
part of historical routes between Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent
terrain mountainous
transportRole link between Quetta and Kandahar via Chaman
traversedBy highway
railway line
usedAs military route
trade route
usedDuring Anglo-Afghan conflicts
linked to: Anglo-Afghan Wars

British colonial period

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Shela Bagh locatedNear Khojak Pass
Balochistan Plateau hasPass Khojak Pass
Khojak Tunnel locatedIn Khojak Pass
subject linked to: Khojak Pass