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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.
Contents
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
