Gomal Pass

Mountain pass

31°55′00″N 69°19′00″E / 31.9167°N 69.3167°E / 31.9167; 69.3167Map

Gomal Pass (Pashto: ګومل) is a mountain pass on the Durand Line border between Afghanistan and the southeastern portion of South Waziristan in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas. It takes its name from the Gomal River[2] and is midway between the legendary Khyber Pass and the Bolan Pass. It connects Ghazni in Afghanistan with Tank and Dera Ismail Khan in Pakistan.[1] Gomal Pass, for a long time, has been a trading route for nomadic Powindahs.[3]

Two Pakistani rivers of Shna Pasta and Shore Mānda as well as  Mandz Rāghah Kowri stream  in Afghanistan flow close to Gomal Pass.[4]

See also

  • Gomal River
  • Gomal Zam Dam
  • Gomal University
  • Gomal District

References

  1. ^ a b "Gumal Pass, Pakistan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  2. ^ Wynbrandt, James. A Brief History of Pakistan. Infobase Publishing. p. 6. ISBN 9780816061846. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Gumal Pass | pass, Pakistan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  4. ^ "The Gomal Pass". www.mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 10 May 2020.


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