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==Capital== | ==Capital== | ||
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| + | * [[Bannu District]] | ||
| + | * [[Dera Ismail Khan District]] | ||
| + | * [[Hazara|Hazara District]] | ||
| + | * [[Kohat District]] | ||
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* [[Swabi]] | * [[Swabi]] | ||
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==Regions== | ==Regions== | ||
* [[Hazara]] | * [[Hazara]] | ||
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==Princely States== | ==Princely States== | ||
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* [[Dir State]] | * [[Dir State]] | ||
* [[Swat State]] | * [[Swat State]] | ||
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==Forts== | ==Forts== | ||
* [[Bala Hissar]] | * [[Bala Hissar]] | ||
* [[Chakdara Fort]] | * [[Chakdara Fort]] | ||
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| + | ==Passes== | ||
| + | * [[Lowari Pass]] | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 13:08, 1 November 2009
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.
Contents
History
North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908
Capital
Districts
It consisted of five districts.
Cities/Towns
- Abbottabad
- Bannu/Edwardesabad
- Chakdara
- Chitral
- Dera Ismail Khan aka D. I. Khan
- Hangu
- Khanpur
- Kohat
- Mardan
- Nowshera
- Peshawar
- Swabi
Regions
Princely States
The following princely states were located in the region and included into it after Partition.
Forts
Passes
External Links
NWF Province - British Era Wikipedia
Rootsweb - North West Frontier Map
