The Khyber Pass, a few miles from Jamrud, Pakistan, in the Shadi Baqir Gorge, is a small mountain pass between shale and limestone cliffs with an altitude of 600-1,000 ft (180-300 m). Then, drive northwest for 33 miles. It opens onto the barren plains of Dhaka, stretches beyond the former Afghan fortress of Sheikh Haftar, and ends at the Kabul River.