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Landi Kotal Railway Station
Landi Kotal railway station ( ps, ; ur, ) is a railway station in Landi Kotal, a town in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It lies near the border with the Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere .... The railway station was built in 1925 during British raj, British rule. It was the terminus railway station of Khyber Pass Railway. History The Landi-Kotal railway station was opened in November 1925 alongside the Khyber Pass Railway's newly laid tracks between Jamrud and Landi Kotal. In 1982, regular service to the Landi Kotal railway station was terminated. However, beginning in the 1990s, the station served as the terminus of the Khyber train safari, a tourist train running from Peshawar to Landi Kotal via the Khyber Pass. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annemarie Schwarzenbach
Annemarie Minna Renée Schwarzenbach (23 May 1908 – 15 November 1942) was a Switzerland, Swiss writer, journalist and photographer. Her bisexual mother brought her up in a masculine style, and her androgynous image suited the Bohemianism, bohemian Berlin society of the time, in which she indulged enthusiastically. Her anti-Fascist campaigning forced her into exile, where she became close to the family of novelist Thomas Mann. She would live much of her life abroad as a photo-journalist, embarking on many lesbian relationships, and experiencing a growing morphine addiction. In America, the young Carson McCullers was infatuated with Schwarzenbach, to whom she dedicated ''Reflections in a Golden Eye (novel), Reflections in a Golden Eye''. Schwarzenbach reported on the early events of World War II, but died of a head injury, following a fall. Life Annemarie Schwarzenbach was born in the city of Zurich, Switzerland. When she was four, the family moved to the Bocken Estate in Horg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
