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*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=15&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_357.gif Kohat Town] Imperial Gazetteer of India<br> | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=15&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_357.gif Kohat Town] Imperial Gazetteer of India<br> | ||
*[ | *[http://www.nam.ac.uk/online-collection/detail.php?acc=1966-11-30-16 Photograph: c 1860: Playing Cricket, Kohat], with St Augustine's Church newly completed in the background. From the National Army Museum . | ||
*Photographs of St Augustine's Church, Kohat from the collection of emmyeustace on flickr.com | *Photographs of St Augustine's Church, Kohat from the collection of emmyeustace on flickr.com | ||
**[http://www.flickr.com/photos/59036290@N07/5852383495/in/photolist-9V9ZHH 1907], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/59036290@N07/5917694733/in/set-72157626201081345 February 1916] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/59036290@N07/5918253210/in/set-72157625892622895/ c 1916], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/59036290@N07/5918254206/in/set-72157625892622895/ c 1916], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/59036290@N07/5917694981/in/set-72157625892622895 Interior April 1919], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/59036290@N07/5761489601/in/set-72157625892622895 Interior c 1933] | **[http://www.flickr.com/photos/59036290@N07/5852383495/in/photolist-9V9ZHH 1907], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/59036290@N07/5917694733/in/set-72157626201081345 February 1916] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/59036290@N07/5918253210/in/set-72157625892622895/ c 1916], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/59036290@N07/5918254206/in/set-72157625892622895/ c 1916], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/59036290@N07/5917694981/in/set-72157625892622895 Interior April 1919], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/59036290@N07/5761489601/in/set-72157625892622895 Interior c 1933] | ||
Revision as of 07:10, 20 December 2013
| Kohat | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 33.35°N 71.26°E |
| Altitude: | 489 m (1,604 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Kohat |
| State/Province: | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, old NWFP |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Transport links | |
| FibiWiki Maps | |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
| [xxxxx Kohat] |
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During the British period Kohat was the headquarters of Kohat District in Punjab (before 1901) and later in North West Frontier Province (1901 to 1947).
History
In 1873, a third class municipality was established consisting of 16 members.
Historical events
Mollie Ellis from Kohat cantonment was kidnapped by Afridi tribesmen from the Khyber Pass region on 14 April 1923. The rescue expedition included Mrs Lilian Starr, matron at the Peshawar Mission Hospital. For more details see:
- Michael E Lambert, "The Kidnapping of Molly Ellis" pdf
- Journey To The Brigands’ Lair: The Kidnapping of Mollie Ellis,
- Photographs from the Illustrated London News (26 May 1923 pp894-895) Flickr.com
- Lilian A Starr, Tales of Tirah and Lesser Tibet (1924) an account of the rescue mission (available at the British Library). Also available to read online on the Digital Library of India website.
Military history
Battle of Kohat 1850
External Links
- Kohat Town Imperial Gazetteer of India
- Photograph: c 1860: Playing Cricket, Kohat, with St Augustine's Church newly completed in the background. From the National Army Museum .
- Photographs of St Augustine's Church, Kohat from the collection of emmyeustace on flickr.com
- Postcard: Kohat Pass, NWFP post stamped 1.2.1929 with message. From a collection of postcards at the ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, sent by F.G. Prew, a soldier, probably in the 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment to Adolf Feller of Switzerland.
- Kohat Pass. 1941. A sign on the Toch(i?) Valley Pass directs camel caravans and horses one way, and motor vehicles the other. From a collection by George Rodger taken in 1941 on the North West Frontier www.magnumphotos.com. Click to enlarge.
- Photograph of Ronald and Beryl Osbourne, at Kohat Pass (NW Frontier Province), Pakistan. April 1946. The text states that Beryl is wearing a revolver. indianmemoryproject.com
