Jamrud

Jamrūd (Pashto/) or Jam () is a town in the Khyber District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Located in the Valley of Peshawar, on the western fringe of Peshawar city, Jamrud is the doorway to the Khyber Pass which is just to the west of the town. The pass connects Jamrud with Landi Kotal to the west, located near the border of Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province.

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Settlement.name: Jamrud
Settlement.native_name: جمرود
Settlement.native_name_lang: ps
Settlement.other_name: Jam
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Khyber Pass.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Bab-e-Khyber in Jamrud town
Settlement.pushpin_map: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa#Pakistan
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Khyber
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Tehsil
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Jamrud
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.elevation_m: 461
Settlement.population_total: 56,642

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Official name: Jamrud
Elevation: 461
Image: Baab-E-Khyber.jpg

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Commons category: Jamrud
native label: Jamrud

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Jamrud and Warmando Mela
Jamrud
Warmando Mela
History
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Languages
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Jamrud has remained a location on the trade route between Central Asia and South Asia, and a strategic military location. It is located at an altitude of above sea level. The Jamrud Fort is located west of the city of Peshawar. == Jamrud and Warmando Mela ==