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Revision as of 19:43, 14 April 2010
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 the passage of a constitutional amendment, Senate verification is still awaited.
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
