Landi Kotal

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Landi KotaL

Post in the Khyber Pass, North-West Frontier Province, situated in 34° 6' N. and 71° 8' E., and the westernmost point on that route occupied by the British Government. The kotal or pass crosses a small subsidiary watershed 3,600 feet above sea-level, and thence descends to the frontier of Afghanistan near Landi Khana. In August, 1897, the post was attacked by the Afridis and carried, despite a stubborn defence by the Khyber Rifles. The fort is of the ordinary type, consisting of a keep and an outer fort with accommodation for 5 British officers and 500 native officers and men. Since 1899 it, like the other posts in the Khyber, has been garrisoned by the Khyber Rifles, an irregular corps of militia recruited from the tribes of the Khyber Agency.