Kohat

Kohat (Pashto: کوهاټ) is a medium sized town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 33°35'13N 71°26'29E with an altitude of 489 metres (1607 feet)[1] and is the capital of Kohat District. The town centres around a British-era fort, various bazaars, and a military cantonment. There are a number of tombs of famous personalities in the area, like the Sufi saint and teacher Haji Bahadar Ali Abdullah Shah alias Haji Bahadar Sahib and Mian Fateh Shah (Sherkot, Kohat). The town has many mosques and schools. A British-built narrow gauge railway runs through the town. Kohat Pass is to the north.

Due to demand from the people for a tunnel at the Kotal hills, the Government has recently sanctioned a huge amount for this project, benefiting all the southern districts. Tunnel was completed in 2004. The following are some salient features of the project.
Total project cost: 6626.75 millions
Total length of approached road: 29.8 kilometres
Length of north section: 7.7 kilometres
Length of south section: 22.20 kilometres
Length of tunnel: 1.89 kilometres
Width of tunnel: 10.3 meters
Black topped: 7.3 meters
Shoulders: 3.0 meters
Time of completion: 48 months