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| |presentname= Bannu
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| |stateprovince= [[North West Frontier Province]], (NWFP)
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| |country= Pakistan
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| '''Bannu''' or '''Edwardesabad''' was the headquaters of [[Bannu District]] and Tehsil of the [[Derajat Division]] of the [[North West Frontier Province]].
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| ==History==
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| The current town was founded in 1848 by Sir Herbet Edwardes.
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| ==Churches and Missions==
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| * Church Missionary Society
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| ==Military==
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| The town was used as a base for punitive expeditions. The cantonment centred arounded the fort.
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| ==Forts==
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| * [[Dhulipgarh]]
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| == External Links ==
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| * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bannu Bannu on Wikipedia ]
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| * [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V06_408.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India]
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| [[Category:Locations]]
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| [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]
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