Khojak
Khojak, 1908
(Kozhak). — An historic pass across the Khwaja Amran off- shoot of the Toba-Kakar mountains in the Quetta-Pishln District, Baluchistan. It lies in 30 degree 51' N. and 66° 34' E., 70 miles from Quetta by rail. From Kila Abdullah, on the south, there is a gradual ascent to Shelabagh, whence the summit (7,457 feet) is reached in 3! miles. A cart-road through the pass connects Kila Abdullah with Chaman. At Shelabagh the railway runs through the Khojak tunnel, which is just under 2 ½ miles long, and cost rather less than 70 lakhs of rupees, or about Rs. 530 per lineal foot. It was constructed between 1888 and 1891. Lying on the route from Kandahar to India, the Khojak Pass has been crossed and recrossed for centuries by conqueror, soldier, and merchant ; and its passage was twice effected by the British arms, in 1839 and in 1879.
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
