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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bannu Bannu on Wikipedia ] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bannu Bannu on Wikipedia ] | ||
===Historical books online=== | |||
* [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V06_408.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India] | * [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V06_408.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India] | ||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/pennellafghanfr00penngoog#page/n12/mode/1up ''Pennell of the Afghan frontier; the life of Theodore Leighton Pennell, M.D., B. SC., F.R.C.S. Kaisar-i-Hind medal for public service in India''] by Alice Maud Pennell 1914. Dr Pennell of the Bannu Medical Mission died at the age of 44. | |||
[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | ||
Revision as of 11:27, 25 March 2010
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| Place Name: | Bannu |
| State/Province: | North West Frontier Province (NWFP) |
| Country: | Pakistan |
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Edwardesabad, also called Bannu, was the headquarters of Bannu District in the Derajat Division of North West Frontier Province.
History
The present town was founded by Sir Herbert Edwardes in 1848.
Churches and Missions
- Church Missionary Society
Military
The town was used as a base for punitive expeditions. The cantonment was centred around the fort.
Forts
External Links
Historical books online
- Imperial Gazetteer of India
- Pennell of the Afghan frontier; the life of Theodore Leighton Pennell, M.D., B. SC., F.R.C.S. Kaisar-i-Hind medal for public service in India by Alice Maud Pennell 1914. Dr Pennell of the Bannu Medical Mission died at the age of 44.
