Bolan-Pass

British troops to cross 1839 the Bolan Pass

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The Bolan Pass ( Urdu: درہ بولان Dharaa Bolan ) is a mountain pass in the Southern mountainous region between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The pass is located near the city of Quetta in Baluchistan province, located about 120 km from the Afghan border. He crosses the Toba Kakar chain at a height of 1793 m.

History

Because of its strategic location played the pass as possible Einfalltor a Russian invasion army during the Great Games a special role. The British Army crossed the pass in the First Anglo-Afghan War on the road to Kandahar in February 1839. Through the Treaty of 1879 between Kandahar and Quetta Gandamak he came again under British control.