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[[British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia|BACSA]] are in the process of putting the indexes to its cemetery books online and these indexes are free to browse. If an indexed name is of interest then application can be made to BACSA for details of the relevant burial inscription - charges apply for this service. | [[British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia|BACSA]] are in the process of putting the indexes to its cemetery books online and these indexes are free to browse. If an indexed name is of interest then application can be made to BACSA for details of the relevant burial inscription - charges apply for this service. | ||
The [[British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia|BACSA Archive]] at the British Library Mss F370 has items which may also be contained in the above books | |||
*884 Peshawar, Pakistan: burials 1851-1864; register of graves, 1887-1888 | |||
*885 Peshawar, Pakistan: burials, 1864-1870 | |||
*886 Peshawar, Pakistan: burials, 1870-1879 | |||
*887 Peshawar and Cherat, Pakistan: burials at Peshawar, 1879-1890; burials at Cherat, 1879-1887 | |||
*888 Peshawar, Pakistan: burials, 1890-1933 | |||
==Health== | ==Health== | ||
Revision as of 05:23, 29 May 2011
| Peshawar | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 34.015112°N 71.582634°E |
| Altitude: | 510 m (1,673 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Peshawar |
| State/Province: | Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Transport links | |
Peshawar was the capital of North West Frontier Province and Peshawar District from 1903 until 1947. It was part of Punjab before then.
Education
- Edwardes College
- Islamia College (now University) (1913)
Churches
- St. John's Church (now Cathedral) (Garrison Church)
Cemeteries
BACSA (British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia) cemetery publications are
- Peshawar Cemetery, Pakistan by Susan Farrington, 1988 (2nd reprint 2001). c900 MIs dating from 1849. 195pp, profusely illustrated and plans
- Peshawar Monumental Inscriptions II by Susan Farrington, 1991. More inscriptions from churches and other cemeteries. 168pp, profusely illustrated and plan
BACSA are in the process of putting the indexes to its cemetery books online and these indexes are free to browse. If an indexed name is of interest then application can be made to BACSA for details of the relevant burial inscription - charges apply for this service.
The BACSA Archive at the British Library Mss F370 has items which may also be contained in the above books
- 884 Peshawar, Pakistan: burials 1851-1864; register of graves, 1887-1888
- 885 Peshawar, Pakistan: burials, 1864-1870
- 886 Peshawar, Pakistan: burials, 1870-1879
- 887 Peshawar and Cherat, Pakistan: burials at Peshawar, 1879-1890; burials at Cherat, 1879-1887
- 888 Peshawar, Pakistan: burials, 1890-1933
Health
Hospitals
- Lady Reading Hospital(1924)
Forts
