The Toba Achakzai (Pashto: توبه اڅکزۍ) or Khwaja Amran is an offshoot of the Toba Kakar range of mountains, north of Chaman, in Balochistan, Pakistan, extending into Maruf District in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.[2] It is crossed by N-25 National Highway and Rohri–Chaman Railway Line that passes through the Khojak railway tunnel. The grave of Khwaja Amran Baba is located at the peak.[3]
| Toba Achakzai | |
|---|---|
| Khwaja Amran | |
  Toba Achakzai Location of the Toba Achakzai range | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,949 m (6,394 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 30°35′N 66°25′E / 30.583°N 66.417°E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | توبه اڅکزۍ (Pashto) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Killa Abdullah District, Balochistan,
 Pakistan |
| Parent range | Toba Kakar |
The area is located within the heartland of the Achakzai tribe of Durrani Pashtuns. Ahmad Shah Durrani, the founder of Afghanistan, used to pass some of the hot weeks in summer in the pleasant weather of Toba Achakzai.[4]
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edit- ^ Salman Rashid (27 March 2013). "Arrow through Khwaja Amran: Chaman Extension Railway". Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ A Manual of the Geology of India: Chiefly Compiled from the Observations of the Geological Survey. 1893. p. 142 (180). Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Killa Abdullah - Government of Balochistan". www.balochistan.gov.pk. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ Kieffer, C.M. "ACƎKZĪ". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
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