Etymology

Bab-e-Khyber

Today it means: A monument situated at the entrance of the Khyber Pass in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Full definition →

Urdu باب خیبر
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  1. Urdu · borrowed fromباب خیبر
  2. English todayBab-e-Khyber

From Urdu باب خیبر (literally “Khyber door”).

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