Jamrud
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![Pashtun chiefs and a British Political Officer posed at Jamrud fort at the mouth of the Khyber Pass in 1878.](/Images/godic/202501/21/Khyber_chiefs_with_captain_tucker2235.jpg")
Jamrud (Pashto: جمرود, Urdu:جمرود), is a town located in the Khyber Agency, within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The town is the doorway to the Khyber pass, part of the Hindu Kush range. The town has road and rail linkages with Peshawar city of Pakistan, and a pass connects it with Landi Kotal, located near the borders of Afghanistan.