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'''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. | '''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. | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.khyber.org/publications/ Online articles on the Province] | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_North-West_Frontier_Province#British_era NWF Province - British Era] Wikipedia<br>[http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~poyntz/India/images/AfghanFrontier.JPG Rootsweb - North West Frontier Map] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_North-West_Frontier_Province#British_era NWF Province - British Era] Wikipedia<br>[http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~poyntz/India/images/AfghanFrontier.JPG Rootsweb - North West Frontier Map] | ||
Revision as of 19:34, 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
- Cherat
- Chitral
- Dera Ismail Khan aka D. I. Khan
- Hangu
- Khanpur
- Kohat
- Mardan
- Nowshera
- Peshawar
- Risalpur
- Swabi
Regions
Princely States
The following princely states were located in the region and included into it after Partition.
Forts
Passes
External Links
Online articles on the Province
NWF Province - British Era Wikipedia
Rootsweb - North West Frontier Map
