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'''North West Frontier Province''' was created out of [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 in 1901.  It was part of the [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 Presidency]] and it is now a province of [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 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.




== History ==
== History ==
[http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908|North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908]]
[[:Category:North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908|North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908]]




==Capital==
==Capital==
* [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 consisted of five districts.
* [[Peshawar]]
* [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 District]]
 
* [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 Ismail Khan District]]
 
* [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 District]]
==Districts==
* [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 District]]
It consisted of five districts.
* [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 District]]
* [[Bannu District]]
* [[Dera Ismail Khan District]]
* [[Hazara|Hazara District]]
* [[Kohat District]]
* [[Peshawar District]]




==Cities/Towns==
==Cities/Towns==
* [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 Ismail Khan]] aka D. I. Khan
* [[Abbottabad]]
* [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 Marwat]]
* [[Bannu]]/[[Edwardesabad]]
* [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 States==
* [[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.


* [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 State]]
* [[Amb State]]
* [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 State]]
* [[Chitral State]]
* [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 State]]
* [[Dir State]]
* [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 State]]
* [[Swat State]]




==Forts==
==Forts==
* [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 Hissar]]
* [[Bala Hissar]]
* [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 Fort]]
* [[Chakdara Fort]]
* [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 Fort]]
* [[Kohat Fort]]


For images see: [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 Forts of the Frontier]
For images see: [http://www.khyber.org/pictures/fortsoffrontier.shtml Forts of the Frontier]


==Passes==
==Passes==
* [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 Pass]]
* [[Lowari Pass]]




== External Links ==
== External Links ==
*[http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 Online articles on the Province]
*[http://www.khyber.org/publications/ Online articles on the Province]
*[http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 NWF Province - British Era] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_North-West_Frontier_Province#British_era NWF Province - British Era] Wikipedia
*[http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 Rootsweb - North West Frontier Map]
*[http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~poyntz/India/images/AfghanFrontier.JPG Rootsweb - North West Frontier Map]
*[http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 Sketching the Afghan border - The Serving Soldier]
*[http://kingscollections.org/servingsoldier/index.php?id=699 Sketching the Afghan border - The Serving Soldier]
===Historical books online===
===Historical books online===
*[http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 ''Imperial Gazetteer of India Provincial Series. North -West Frontier Province''] 1908 Archive.org
*[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

Map of the province

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

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