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Chowk Yadgar (Urdu: چوک یادگار; “Memorial Square”), formerly Hasting’s Memorial, [1] is a landmark in the old walled city of Peshawar. It is located at the convergence point of different major roads and bazaars of the old city. It is well-known as the center of hawala business in Peshawar. [2]
In the old city, located in inner-Peshawar, many historic monuments and bazaars exist in the 21st century, including the Mohabbat Khan Mosque, Kotla Mohsin Khan, Chowk Yadgar and the Qissa Khawani Bazaar. Due to the damage caused by rapid growth and development, the old walled city has been identified as an area that urgently requires ...
1948 - City becomes capital of the Peshawar province. [2] 1949 - Frontier Corps military reserve headquartered in Bala Hissar (fort). [10] 1950 University of Peshawar established. Shahab-e-saqib and Qallandar Urdu-language newspapers begin publication. [20] 1951 - Population: 151,776. [21] 1954 - Khyber Medical College established. 1955
Following is the list of cultural heritage sites in Punjab, Pakistan.The list also includes the three inscribed and seven tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site as well as four national monuments in the province. [1]
The Qissa Khwani massacre [2] (Pashto: د قصه خوانۍ بازار خوڼۍ پېښه) in Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India (modern day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) on 23 April 1930 was an armoured vehicle-ramming attack and mass shooting of the unarmed civilian freedom fighters by the British colonial troops, which consequently became one of the defining moments of the ...
Peshawar Garrison Club; Kotla Mohsin Khan – the residence of Mazullah Khan, 17th century Pashtu poet; Qissa Khwani Bazaar; Kapoor Haveli Residence of Prithviraj Kapoor – famous Bollywood actor; Forts. Bala Hisar Fort; Colonial monuments. Chowk Yadgar (formerly the "Hastings Memorial") Cunningham clock tower – built in 1900 and called ...
The Peshawar Museum (Urdu: پشاور میوزیم (colloquial); پشاور عجائب گھر (official)) is a museum located in Peshawar, capital of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The museum houses a collection of Buddhist artwork from the ancient Gandhara region.
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