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Cherat
| Cherat | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 33°49'0N 71°53'0E |
| Altitude: | 4,500 feet |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Cherat |
| State/Province: | North West Frontier Province,(NWFP) |
| Country: | Pakistan |
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Cherat was a hill station in the Nowshera Tehsil of Peshawar District, North West Frontier Province. It was used by the British as a sanitarium and cantonment from 1861.[1]
Present status
Cherat is currently under the control of the Pakistan Army and therefore, off limits to the public.[2]