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	The '''Malakand Pass''' ~~Peshawar with chitral~~ ({{~~lang-~~ps\| درہ ملاکنډ}}; {{~~lang-~~ur\|{{nq\|درۂ ملاکنڈ}}}}) is a [[mountain pass]] in [[Malakand District]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[~~Pakistan~~]].		The '''Malakand Pass''' ({{langx\|ps\| درہ ملاکنډ}}; {{langx\|ur\|{{nq\|درۂ ملاکنڈ}}}}) is a [[mountain pass]] in the [[Malakand District]] of [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] that connects [[Peshawar]] with the [[Chitral District]].

	The pass road begins at [[Dargai]]~~. The road across~~ the ~~pass is in good condition, but may often become crowded~~ from ~~a high volume of~~ [[~~HGVs~~]]. From ~~a viewpoint about one kilometre before~~ the top of the pass, ~~one can see the~~ Swat Canal in the valley ~~below~~. It was built by the [[United Kingdom\|British]] to channel water from the [[Swat River]] through ~~a tunnel under the~~ Malakand Pass to the ~~plains~~ around [[Mardan]].		The pass road begins at [[Dargai]], which is 150 km the north-west from [[Islamabad]]. It then slopes upward towards the tunnel, reaching the areas of Swat and Dir. From the top of the pass, Swat Canal descends through the valley. The Canal was built by the [[United Kingdom\|British]] in the colonial era to channel water from the [[Swat River]] through Malakand Pass to the plain areas around [[Mardan]].

	On the ~~left~~, '''Malakand Fort''' ~~guards the road at the top of the pass. On the other side of the pass, the road~~ descends through the [[market town]] of [[Batkhela]], with a [[Hindu]] [[Hindu Shahi\|Shahi]] [[fort]] perched above it, ~~and~~ continues ~~past~~ the headworks of the Swat Canal to the Swat River. ~~The first [[bridge]] across~~ the ~~river is at [[Chakdara]]~~, ~~which carries~~ the ~~road to [[Lower Dir]]~~ and ~~[[Chitral]]. There was a battle at the pass during~~ the [[~~Chitral Expedition]]~~.		The Pass is a wide open road and is well-structured but sometimes it may get extensively trafficked.
	~~The fort was also the residence of Mughal prince [[Rafi-ush-Shan~~]] ~~the son of emperor Bahadur Shah the First and grandson of Emperor [[Aurangzeb]].~~
			At the top end, it is guarded by the '''Malakand Fort''' from which it descends through the [[market town\|bazaar]] of [[Batkhela]], with a [[Hindu]] [[Hindu Shahi\|Shahi]] [[fort]] perched above it. After this, it continues to reach the headworks of the Swat Canal to the Swat River. At the bottom end, it meets the plain areas of Mardan and the [[Charsadda District, Pakistan\|Charsadda District.]]

	==History==		==History==
	It came into prominence in 1895 during the [[Chitral Expedition]], when ~~7000 [[~~Pashtuns~~]] held it against [[Robert Low (Indian Army officer)\|~~Sir Robert ~~Low]]'s~~ advance~~, but were easily routed. After the campaign was~~ over ~~a fortified camp was formed on~~ the Malakand to ~~guard~~ the ~~road to~~ Chitral. During the frontier risings of 1897 the [[~~Swati~~ (Pashtun tribe)\|Swatis]] made a determined attack on the Malakand, where 700 were killed, and on the adjacent post of Chakdara, where 2000 were killed. This was the origin of the Malakand Expedition of the same year.<ref>{{EB1911 \|wstitle=Malakand Pass \|volume=17 \|page=460 \|inline=1}}</ref>		{{see also\|Battle of Malakand Pass}}
			The pass came into prominence in 1895 during the [[Chitral Expedition]], when Pashtuns opposed a stout resistance to Sir Robert Low’s advance over the Malakand Pass in 1895 to the relief of Chitral.

			During the frontier risings of 1897, the [[Swatis (Pashtun tribe)\|Swatis]] made a determined attack on the Malakand, where 700 were killed, and on the adjacent post of Chakdara, where 2000 were killed. This was the origin of the Malakand Expedition of the same year.<ref>{{EB1911 \|wstitle=Malakand Pass \|volume=17 \|page=460 \|inline=1}}</ref>{{Citation needed\|date=August 2023\|reason=requires a proper reference}}

	==See also==		==See also==

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	The '''Malakand Pass''' ({{lang-ps\| درہ ملاکنډ}}; {{lang-ur\|{{nq\|درۂ ملاکنڈ}}}}) is a [[mountain pass]] in [[Malakand District]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Pakistan]].		The '''Malakand Pass''' Peshawar with chitral ({{lang-ps\| درہ ملاکنډ}}; {{lang-ur\|{{nq\|درۂ ملاکنڈ}}}}) is a [[mountain pass]] in [[Malakand District]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Pakistan]].

	The pass road begins at [[Dargai]]. The road across the pass is in good condition, but may often become crowded from a high volume of [[HGVs]]. From a viewpoint about one kilometre before the top of the pass, one can see the Swat Canal in the valley below. It was built by the [[United Kingdom\|British]] to channel water from the [[Swat River]] through a tunnel under the Malakand Pass to the plains around [[Mardan]].		The pass road begins at [[Dargai]]. The road across the pass is in good condition, but may often become crowded from a high volume of [[HGVs]]. From a viewpoint about one kilometre before the top of the pass, one can see the Swat Canal in the valley below. It was built by the [[United Kingdom\|British]] to channel water from the [[Swat River]] through a tunnel under the Malakand Pass to the plains around [[Mardan]].

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{{short description|Mountain pass in Pakistan}}
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[[File:Malakand Tunnel.jpg|300px|thumbnail|Malakand Pass Tunnel]]
The '''Malakand Pass''' ({{lang-ps| درہ ملاکنډ}}; {{lang-ur|{{nq|درۂ ملاکنڈ}}}}) is a [[mountain pass]] in [[Malakand District]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Pakistan]].

The pass road begins at [[Dargai]]. The road across the pass is in good condition, but may often become crowded from a high volume of [[HGVs]]. From a viewpoint about one kilometre before the top of the pass, one can see the Swat Canal in the valley below. It was built by the [[United Kingdom|British]] to channel water from the [[Swat River]] through a tunnel under the Malakand Pass to the plains around [[Mardan]].

On the left, '''Malakand Fort''' guards the road at the top of the pass. On the other side of the pass, the road descends through the [[market town]] of [[Batkhela]], with a [[Hindu]] [[Hindu Shahi|Shahi]] [[fort]] perched above it, and continues past the headworks of the Swat Canal to the Swat River. The first [[bridge]] across the river is at [[Chakdara]], which carries the road to [[Lower Dir]] and [[Chitral]]. There was a battle at the pass during the [[Chitral Expedition]].
The fort was also the residence of Mughal prince [[Rafi-ush-Shan]] the son of emperor Bahadur Shah the First and grandson of Emperor [[Aurangzeb]].

==History==
It came into prominence in 1895 during the [[Chitral Expedition]], when 7000 [[Pashtuns]] held it against [[Robert Low (Indian Army officer)|Sir Robert Low]]'s advance, but were easily routed. After the campaign was over a fortified camp was formed on the Malakand to guard the road to Chitral. During the frontier risings of 1897 the [[Swati (Pashtun tribe)|Swatis]] made a determined attack on the Malakand, where 700 were killed, and on the adjacent post of Chakdara, where 2000 were killed. This was the origin of the Malakand Expedition of the same year.<ref>{{EB1911 |wstitle=Malakand Pass |volume=17 |page=460 |inline=1}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Pakistan]]
*[[List of forts in Pakistan]]
*[[List of museums in Pakistan]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Malakand District]]
[[Category:Mountain passes of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]