Bab-e-Khyber

The Bab-e-Khyber (Pashto and Urdu: باب خیبر; transl. 'Khyber Gate')^[1] is a monument situated at the entrance of the Khyber Pass in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The gate is located immediately west of Peshawar, with the historic Jamrud Fort lying adjacent to it.^[1]

Bab-e-Khyber
(Khyber Gate)

باب خیبر
The Khyber Gate, in April 2014
Location	Khyber Pass, Jamrud Subdivision, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Coordinates	34.0025°N 71.3800°E / 34.0025; 71.3800
Builder	Government of Pakistan
Type	Gateway
Completion date	1963

Gate introduction

Plaque commemorating the monument’s inauguration in 1963.

The gate was inaugurated by field marshal Ayub Khan on 11th June, 1963. Khyber Gate is considered to be the most famous post-independence structure in Khyber Agency.

Pakistani Banknote

Vignette of Khyber Pass, Peshawar, along with the name appear on the 10 Rupees Pakistani banknote.^[2]