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{{Locations_Infobox
#REDIRECT [[Edwardesabad]]
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|presentname= Bannu
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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]].
 
 
==History==
The current town was founded in 1848 by Sir Herbet Edwardes.
 
 
 
 
==Churches and Missions==
* Church Missionary Society
 
 
 
==Military==
The town was used as a base for punitive expeditions. The cantonment centred arounded the fort.
 
 
==Forts==
* [[Dhulipgarh]]
 
 
== External Links ==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bannu Bannu on Wikipedia ]
* [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V06_408.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India]
 
 
[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]

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