Shahgai
Place in Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shahgai is a region in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas. It was merged into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2018.[2]
Shahgai | |
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 Shahgai  Shahgai | |
| Coordinates: 34°01′02″N 71°16′48″E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Region | Federally Administered Tribal Areas |
| District | Khyber Agency |
| Tehsil | Jamrud |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,744 |
A fortress was built by British forces in 1927 to oversee the Khyber Pass and house the Khyber Rifles. It still stands today and is used by the Pakistan Army.[3]
Between 2002 and 2003, Canadian Ahmed Khadr was asked to organise militants operating near the border of Shahgai, and he subsequently asked his son Abdullah and Hamza al-Jowfi to help him procure weapons.[4][5] He clashed with Abdul Hadi al-Iraqi, arguing that guerrilla tactics would prove more useful than frontline battle.[4]
Pakistani forces shelled the village in September 2008.[6]
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