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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]]. | ||