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{{Places of Interest|title=Bannu |name=Bannu |link=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=211401480495186034184.0004bb893cc9656c1fdd3&ie=UTF8&ll=32.994555,70.606041&spn=0.054711,0.075274&t=m&z=14&vpsrc=6}}
'''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 Benjamin 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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