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[[Image:Nwfp_map.jpg|thumb|200px|Map of the province]]  
[[Image:Nwfp_map.jpg|thumb|200px|Map of the province]]  


Also seen as '''North-West Frontier Province''' or '''Northwest Frontier Province''' or '''N W F  Province'''.
Also seen as '''North-West Frontier Province''''''Northwest Frontier Province''''''N W F  Province''' or '''NWFP'''.


'''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.
'''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.

Revision as of 23:54, 22 February 2017

Map of the province

Also seen as North-West Frontier Province, Northwest Frontier Province, N W F Province or NWFP.

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

Capital

Districts

It consisted of five districts.

Cities/Towns

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

Historical books online

Volume 1 (1919 reprint); Volume 2 A – K 1911 ; Volume 3 L – Z with appendices A -L 1914.