Jamrud Fort

Jamrud Fort
Fatehgarh Fort
جمرود قلعہ
Jamrud Fort in 2015
Site information
TypeFrontier fort
OwnerGovernment of Pakistan
Controlled bySikh Empire (1837–1849)
British Raj (1849–1947)
Pakistan Army (1947–present)
Open to
the public
No
ConditionIntact
Location
Coordinates34°01′02″N 71°16′48″E / 34.017350°N 71.279887°E / 34.017350; 71.279887
Site history
Built1836–1837
Built bySardar Hari Singh Nalwa
MaterialsStone and brick
Battles/warsBattle of Jamrud (1837)
Second Anglo Afghan War
Garrison information
GarrisonFrontier Corps KP

The Jamrud Fort, also known as Fatehgarh Fort, is located beside Bab-e-Khyber at the eastern entrance to the Khyber Pass from Peshawar, in the Khyber District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.