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| − | '''Bannu''' was the headquarters of [[Bannu District]] in the [[Derajat Division]] of [[North West Frontier Province]] in the British period. It was founded by Sir Herbert Edwardes in 1848. The town was used as a base for punitive expeditions. The cantonment was centred around the fort. | + | '''Bannu''' was the headquarters of [[Bannu District]] in the [[Derajat Division]] of [[North West Frontier Province]] in the British period. It was founded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Benjamin_Edwardes Sir Herbert Edwardes] in 1848. The town was used as a base for various military campaigns and punitive expeditions into the nearby tribal zones. The cantonment was centred around the fort. |
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Revision as of 05:03, 4 December 2012
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 32.988889°N 70.605556°E |
| Altitude: | 371 metres (1217ft) |
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| Place Name: | Bannu |
| State/Province: | North West Frontier Province (NWFP) now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Country: | Pakistan |
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| FibiWiki Maps | |
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| Bannu |
Bannu was the headquarters of Bannu District in the Derajat Division of North West Frontier Province in the British period. It was founded by Sir Herbert Edwardes in 1848. The town was used as a base for various military campaigns and punitive expeditions into the nearby tribal zones. The cantonment was centred around the fort.
Contents
Spelling Variants
Modern spelling: Bannu
Variants: Edwardesabad
Churches and Missions
- Church Missionary Society
Forts
External Links
Bannu Love to Know 1911
Bannu Town Imperial Gazetteer of India
Historical books online
- 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.
