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Bolan Pass

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Bolan Pass

The only significant route between the Indus valley and Quetta in the Baluchistan mountains in Pakistan. It is about 90 km/56 mi in length, and reaches 1,770 m/5,800 ft in height, with steep precipices on either side. The railway line running through the pass was opened in 1897. The Bolan River, which is frequently bridged, flows through it.



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The attack took place at Bolan pass, some 70 kilometres (43 miles) south of Quetta, the capital of oil and gas-rich Baluchistan province bordering Iran and Afghanistan, where both separatist rebels and Taliban militants are active.
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The attack took place at Bolan pass, some 70 kilometres (43 miles) south of Quetta, the capital of oil and gas-rich Baluchistan province bordering Iran and Afghanistan, where both separatist rebels and Taliban militants are active.
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