- The Khyber Pass is a 30 mile (48km) Pass in the Spin Ghar mountains between Afghanistan and Pakistan, passing through the Spin Gar mountains.
- The Merchants on the Silk Road used this Pass on the route from China to Pakistan and on to India.
Invasion Route
- In 550 BCE
- Cyrus the Great, marched a Persian Army through the Khyber Pass to invade India.
- In 515 BCE
- Darius the Great, also marched a Persian Army through the Khyber Pass to invade India.
- In 326 BCE
- Alexander the Great, marched a Greek Army through the Khyber Pass to invade India.
- Between 1221-1327 CE
- The Mongol Invasions used the Khyber pass.
Other Passes
- Wakhan Corridor
- This corridor passes through the Hindu Kush Mountains and connects Afghanistan with China.
Khyber Pass, Pakistan: