Country Pakistan Time zone PST (UTC+5) | Agency Khyber Local time Monday 12:53 PM | |
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Weather 28°C, Wind E at 11 km/h, 25% Humidity Province Federally Administered Tribal Areas | ||
Not to be confused with the Torkham, A town in Afghanistan.
Map of Torkham, Pakistan
Torkham (Urdu: تورخم) is a town in Khyber Agency of Pakistan, located near the Afghanistan border. It is a border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan through famous Khyber Pass.
Torkham lies at the end of the N-5 National Highway in Pakistan. It is connected to city of Peshawar 54 kilometers (34 mi) in the east. Transported goods arrive to Torkham from the port city of Karachi. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between the South Asia and Central Asia and a strategic military location.
The adjacent town on the other side of border in Afghanistan is also known as Torkham.
References
Torkham, Pakistan Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA