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[ | [[Image:Nwfp_map.jpg|thumb|200px|Map of the province]] | ||
'''North West Frontier Province''' was created out of [ | '''North West Frontier Province''' was created out of [[Punjab]] in 1901. It was part of the [[Bengal Presidency]] and it is now a province of [[Pakistan]]. In April 2010, the name of the province was official changed to '''Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa''' by passage of an amendment to the Constitution. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
[ | [[:Category:North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908|North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908]] | ||
==Capital== | ==Capital== | ||
* [ | * [[Peshawar]] | ||
* [ | |||
* [ | |||
* [ | ==Districts== | ||
* [ | It consisted of five districts. | ||
* [ | * [[Bannu District]] | ||
* [[Dera Ismail Khan District]] | |||
* [[Hazara|Hazara District]] | |||
* [[Kohat District]] | |||
* [[Peshawar District]] | |||
==Cities/Towns== | ==Cities/Towns== | ||
* [ | * [[Abbottabad]] | ||
* [ | * [[Bannu]]/[[Edwardesabad]] | ||
* [ | * [[Chakdara]] | ||
* [[Charsadda]] | |||
* [[Cherat]] | |||
* [[Chitral]] | |||
* [[Dera Ismail Khan]] aka D. I. Khan | |||
* [[Hangu]] | |||
* [[Haripur]] | |||
* [[Karak]] | |||
* [[Khanpur]] | |||
* [[Kohat]] | |||
* [[Lakki Marwat]] | |||
* [[Mardan]] | |||
* [[Nowshera]] | |||
* [[Peshawar]] | |||
* [[Risalpur]] | |||
* [[Swabi]] | |||
* [[Tank]] | |||
==Regions== | |||
* [[Hazara]] | |||
==Princely States== | |||
The following princely states were located in the region and included into it after Partition. | The following princely states were located in the region and included into it after Partition. | ||
* [ | * [[Amb State]] | ||
* [ | * [[Chitral State]] | ||
* [ | * [[Dir State]] | ||
* [ | * [[Swat State]] | ||
==Forts== | ==Forts== | ||
* [ | * [[Bala Hissar]] | ||
* [ | * [[Chakdara Fort]] | ||
* [ | * [[Kohat Fort]] | ||
For images see: [http:// | For images see: [http://www.khyber.org/pictures/fortsoffrontier.shtml Forts of the Frontier] | ||
==Passes== | ==Passes== | ||
* [ | * [[Lowari Pass]] | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
*[http:// | *[http://www.khyber.org/publications/ Online articles on the Province] | ||
*[http:// | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_North-West_Frontier_Province#British_era NWF Province - British Era] Wikipedia | ||
*[http:// | *[http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~poyntz/India/images/AfghanFrontier.JPG Rootsweb - North West Frontier Map] | ||
*[http:// | *[http://kingscollections.org/servingsoldier/index.php?id=699 Sketching the Afghan border - The Serving Soldier] | ||
===Historical books online=== | ===Historical books online=== | ||
*[http:// | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/northwestfrontie00calcuoft#page/n3/mode/2up ''Imperial Gazetteer of India Provincial Series. North -West Frontier Province''] 1908 Archive.org | ||
[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
[[Category:Provinces]] | [[Category:Provinces]] | ||
[[Category:Pakistan]] | [[Category:Pakistan]] | ||
Revision as of 23:24, 16 January 2011
North West Frontier Province was created out of Punjab in 1901. It was part of the Bengal Presidency and it is now a province of Pakistan. In April 2010, the name of the province was official changed to Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa by passage of an amendment to the Constitution.
History
North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908
Capital
Districts
It consisted of five districts.
Cities/Towns
- Abbottabad
- Bannu/Edwardesabad
- Chakdara
- Charsadda
- Cherat
- Chitral
- Dera Ismail Khan aka D. I. Khan
- Hangu
- Haripur
- Karak
- Khanpur
- Kohat
- Lakki Marwat
- Mardan
- Nowshera
- Peshawar
- Risalpur
- Swabi
- Tank
Regions
Princely States
The following princely states were located in the region and included into it after Partition.
Forts
For images see: Forts of the Frontier
Passes
External Links
- Online articles on the Province
- NWF Province - British Era Wikipedia
- Rootsweb - North West Frontier Map
- Sketching the Afghan border - The Serving Soldier
