Bolan Pass
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 British troops cross the Bolan Pass in 1839 |
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| Pass height | 1793 m | ||
| region | Balochistan , Pakistan | ||
| Valley locations | Sibi | Quetta | |
| expansion | Pass road | ||
| Mountains | Toba Kakar necklace | ||
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| Coordinates | 29 ° 54 '0 " N , 67 ° 7' 52" E | ||
The Bolan Pass ( Urdu : درہ بولان Dharaa Bolan ) is a mountain pass in the southern mountain region between Pakistan and Afghanistan .
The pass is located not far from the city of Quetta in the Beluchistan province , about 120 km from the Afghan border. It crosses the Toba Kakar chain at an altitude of 1793 m.
history
Because of its strategic location, the pass played a special role as a possible gateway for a Russian invading army during the Great Games . The British Army crossed the pass in the First Anglo-Afghan War on the way to Kandahar in February 1839. With the Gandamak Treaty of 1879 between Kandahar and Quetta, it came under British control again.
Bolanbahn
The Bolan Railway , which was built between 1880 and 1891 and connects Sibi with Quetta , runs over the Bolan Pass . Part of the railway line was originally equipped with a rack .
literature
- Peter Hopkirk : The Great Game: On Secret Service in High Asia . Oxford University Press, Oxford 2001, ISBN 0-7195-6447-6 .