Landi Kotal or
Landikotal is a town of the Federally
Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. It is located at 34°6'4N 71°8'44E and
lies on the Khyber Pass in the Khyber Agency. At 1,072 metres above sea level
it is the highest point on the Khyber Pass and is the route across the
mountains to the city of Peshawar. Landi Kotal is a tourist destination which
is accessible by train (called the Khyber train safari) or road from elsewhere
in Pakistan, or by road from the Afghanistan border just five kilometres to the
west.
Landi Kotal is the main shopping center for both the
Shinwari
