Type: Monument - Tunnel
Province: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District: Khyber Agency
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 20th Century CE
Description: A British period first tunnel of Jamrud Railway Station, built in 1923, measuring about 139 m in length and 10 m high. It is made of bricks through corbelling technique. It carried following inscription, `Medanak Tunnel-I, 1923, Contractor Mir Ghulam, Length 456ft`. There are further 18 tunnels like this in the area, 5 in Kafir Tangi Village, 4 in Peeryanu Kali village, 1 in Shagai Lala Chena village, 4 in Maskot Kali Village, 4 in Katta Kushta Ghar Obba and in Warsak area are found.
Latitude: 34.008154000
Longitude: 71.308317000
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Archaeological Survey & Documentation of Ancient Sites/Monuments in Tehsil Jamrud, Khyber Agency, FATA
Published In: Frontier Archaeology, Grand Vol 10-14
Year of Publication: 2017
Bibliography/Reference: Mehmood, Khalid et al
