Torkham border crossing

Torkham border crossing is a major border crossing between the city of and , located along the Grand Trunk Road on the international border between the two countries.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: human settlement in Afghanistan
  • Also known as: “Tar-Kkham”, “Tor Kham”, “Tōr Kham”, “Tōṟ Kham”, “Tor Kham Post”, “Torkham”, “Towr Kham”, “Tūr Kham”, “تور خم”, “トルクハン”, and “托爾哈姆”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Landi Khana and Torra Tigga.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Railway Station is a disused railway station in province of . is situated 3½ km southeast of Torkham border crossing.

Railway station
Railway Station is located in province of . is situated 3½ km east of Torkham border crossing.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Torkham.

Town
Photo: Syed533, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Pakistani town in , that…

Torkham border crossing

Latitude
34.13106° or 34° 7′ 52″ north
Longitude
71.08221° or 71° 4′ 56″ east
Elevation
696 metres (2,283 feet)
Open location code
8J6H43JJ+CV
Geo­Names ID
1122264
Wiki­data ID
Q7830301
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Uzbek—“Torkham border crossing” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “တာ့ခမ်ဂိတ်”
  • Chinese: “托卡姆”
  • Dutch: “Torkham”
  • French: “Torkham”
  • German: “Torcham”
  • Hebrew: “מעבר הגבול טורקהאם”
  • Hindi: “तोरख़म”
  • Indonesian: “Perbatasan Torkham”
  • Irish: “Torkham”
  • Japanese: “トールハム”
  • Japanese: “トルカム”
  • Persian: “تورخم”
  • Persian: “خمٔ سیاه”
  • Portuguese: “Torkham”
  • Pushto: “تورخم”
  • Urdu: “طورخم بارڈر کراسنگ”
  • Uzbek: “Torxam chegara punkti”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Torkham and Awal Khan Kili.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Khyber Pass and Torkham Sar.

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