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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ( Pashto: خېبر پښتونخوا [ˈxebaɾ paxtunˈxwɑ]; Hindko and Urdu: خیبر پختونخوا, pronounced [ˈxɛːbəɾ pəxˈtuːnxwɑː] ⓘ; abbr. KP ), formerly known as North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a province of Pakistan. Located in the northwestern region of the country, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the ...
Peshawar ( / pəˈʃɑːwər /; [ 8] Pashto: پېښور [peˈχəwər] ⓘ; Hindko: پشور; [pɪˈʃɔːɾ] ⓘ; Urdu: پشاور [pɪˈʃɑːʋər] ⓘ) is the sixth most populous city of Pakistan, with a district population of over 4.7 million in the 2023 census. [ 9] It is the capital of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where it is the ...
The history of Peshawar is intertwined with the history of the broader Indian subcontinent. The region was known as Puruṣapura in Sanskrit, literally meaning "city of men". [ a] Being among the most ancient cities of the Indian subcontinent, Peshawar had for centuries been a center of trade between West Asia, Central Asia, and the Indian ...
The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ( Urdu: حکومتِ خیبر پختونخوا; Pashto: د خیبر پښتونخوا حکومت ), is the provincial government of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Its powers and structure are set out in the provisions of the 1973 Constitution, in which 32 districts [1] come under its authority ...
Bacha Khan International Airport ( IATA: PEW, ICAO: OPPS ), formerly known as Peshawar International Airport, is an international airport located in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Located in the southwestern end of the city of Peshawar, it is the fourth-busiest airport in Pakistan. One of the main runways of the airport is crossed by a ...
127 CE - Purushapura becomes eastern capital of Buddhist kingdom Gandhara (approximate date). 978 CE - Sabaktagin defeats Jayapala. [ 1] 1001 - 27 November: Battle of Peshawar; Mahmud of Ghazni in power. 1006 - Mahmud of Ghazni defeats Anandapala. [ 2][ 3] 1180 - Mu'izz-Ud-Din Muhammad Ibn Sam in power. [ 2] 1630 - Mohabbat Khan Mosque built.
nowshera .kp .gov .pk. Nowshera ( Urdu: نوشہرہ; pronunciation ⓘ; Pashto: نوښار, pr.Nowkhārpronunciation ⓘ) is the capital city of Nowshera District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is the 78th largest city in Pakistan and ninth largest city in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Located in the Valley of ...
The Capture of Peshawar, or more appropriately, the Sikh occupation of Peshawar, took place on 6 May 1834, when the Sikh Empire formally annexed the territory. Peshawar was governed by the Barakzai Sardars — Yar Mohammed Khan, Sultan Mohammed Khan, Sayeed Mohammed Khan and Pir Mohammed Khan. They were collectively referred to as the Peshawar ...