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====External links====*[http://en.wikipediaDr Ali Jan describes Cherat as follows<ref>Originally written some years ago by Dr Ali Jan of Peshawar as an introduction for visitors to the region, describing a journey on the Grand Trunk Road from Rawalpindi to Peshawar.org</wiki/Cherat ref>: <blockquote> "A road on the left takes one to Cherat, another cantonment and a former hill sanitarium which lies few miles South from [[Nowshera]] Wikipedia*and [[http://archive.org/stream/highlandsindia01newagoog#page/n88/mode/2up “Cherat”Mardan]], page 40 ''The Highlands on the other side of India Volume 1'' the Grand Trunk Road. It was discovered by David John Falconer Newall 1882 ArchiveMajor Coke whilst exploring the area in 1853.org*[http://jang.comIt is 4,500 feet above sea-level and was first used as sanitarium for British troops in 1861 and was declared a cantonment in 1886.pk/thenews/jul2009There are many surviving British-weekly/nos-19-07-2009/fooera military installations, hospitals, cemeteries and a church here.htm#1 "A rock epic"]cliff side near the old parade ground has many regimental crests carved on the rocks. Presently, Cherat is the base of the commandos or the elite SSG and serves both as their headquarters and training school. It has a small military museum. An article by Ali Jan referring to The lofty location commands spectacular views of the Peshawar Valley on one side, and on the other of a rock carving showing insignia portion of the Khwara Valley in [[5th Regiment Peshawar]] District, and of Foot|Northumberland Fusiliers[[Kohat]] District as far as the Indus River".</blockquote> There are some references to Cherat being located near [[Murree]], at or in the Murree Hills, but these references are incorrect. ==Spelling variants==Cherat from The News on Sunday 19 July 2009 (jang.com.pk), Charat
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[[Image :Hampshire's badge carved in rock-1.JPG|right|thumb|400px| Badge of the Hampshire Regiment carved in Rock. Almost certainly at Cherat, which had a tradition of regimental carvings on the rocky faces of the hillsides. The 1st Battalion, [[37th Regiment of Foot|Hampshire Regiment]] was based at Cherat c 28.4.32 to 13.10.32 and 6.5.33 to 13.10.33 (dates from [[:File:School Garrison book of Agnes Oliver.JPG| School Garrison book of Agnes Oliver]])]]
'''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.<ref>[http://nowshera.com/?page_id=371 Nowshera District]</ref>
==Present status==
Cherat is currently under the control of the Pakistan Army and therefore, off limits to the public.<ref>[http://nowshera.com/?page_id=371 Nowshera District]</ref>
==Cemeteries==
*See [[Peshawar]]
==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherat Cherat] Wikipedia
*[https://gallery.fibis.org/picture.php?/711/category/21 Cherat] and [https://gallery.fibis.org/picture.php?/712/category/21 Cherat Square] from the [https://gallery.fibis.org/index.php?/category/21 FIBIS Gallery: Collection of Alfred Cecil Gregory] who served in the 5th Bn. [[East Surrey Regiment]] in various parts of India during [[First World War|WWI]].
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/13305961@N00/3901770308/in/set-72157622188938259 Postcard: Cherat Hill near Peshawar, 1920 general view] flick.com "History of Pakistan"
*From a collection of postcards at the ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, sent by F.G. Prew, a soldier, probably in the [[56th Regiment of Foot| 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment]] to Adolf Feller of Switzerland
**[http://www.e-pics.ethz.ch/index/ETHBIB.Bildarchiv/ETHBIB.Bildarchiv_Fel_043162-RE_171879.html Cherat Hill, Church] post stamped 18.8.1930 with [http://www.e-pics.ethz.ch/index/ETHBIB.Bildarchiv/ETHBIB.Bildarchiv_Fel_043162-VE_216149.html message]
**[http://www.e-pics.ethz.ch/index/ETHBIB.Bildarchiv/ETHBIB.Bildarchiv_Fel_043163-RE_171878.html Cherat Hill, NWFP, General View of Cherat Showing the Wireless Station] post stamped 18.8.1930 with [http://www.e-pics.ethz.ch/index/ETHBIB.Bildarchiv/ETHBIB.Bildarchiv_Fel_043163-VE_216150.html message]
**[http://www.e-pics.ethz.ch/index/ethbib.bildarchiv/ETHBIB.Bildarchiv_Fel_043160-RE_171881.html Cherat Hill, NWFP, Showing Married Quarters and Church], post stamped 6.5.1931 with [http://www.e-pics.ethz.ch/index/ETHBIB.Bildarchiv/ETHBIB.Bildarchiv_Fel_043160-VE_216147.html message]
**[http://www.e-pics.ethz.ch/index/ETHBIB.Bildarchiv/ETHBIB.Bildarchiv_Fel_043161-RE_171880.html Cherat Hill, NWFP, British Guard Room], post stamped 25.5.1931 with [http://www.e-pics.ethz.ch/index/ETHBIB.Bildarchiv/ETHBIB.Bildarchiv_Fel_043161-VE_216148.html message]
*[http://janetandrichardsgenealogy.co.uk/2nd%20Battalion%20Band.jpg Photograph: 2nd Battalion Band, The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, Cherat, North West Frontier, 1913] from Janet & Richard Mason’s [http://janetandrichardsgenealogy.co.uk/queens_own_royal_west_kent_regiment.html The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment]
*Three views of regimental badge rock-carvings at Cherat (Charat) Hill. Cherat, like the Khyber Pass had a tradition of regimental carvings on the rocky faces of the hillsides.<ref>
[http://www.khyberlodge.co.uk/about-khyber-mainmenu-26/peshawar-remembered-mainmenu-43.html Peshawar Remembered] by Walter Reeve (born 1934). </ref>
**[http://www.flickr.com/photos/13305961@N00/3907918420 pre 1920], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/13305961@N00/3901783684/in/photostream 1920], [http://www.e-pics.ethz.ch/index/ethbib.bildarchiv/ETHBIB.Bildarchiv_Fel_043159-RE_171882.html 1931]
*[http://jang.com.pk/thenews/jul2009-weekly/nos-19-07-2009/foo.htm#1 "A rock epic"]. An article by Ali Jan referring to a rock carving showing insignia of [[5th Regiment of Foot|Northumberland Fusiliers]], at Cherat from The News on Sunday 19 July 2009 (jang.com.pk)
===Historical books online===
*[http://archive.org/stream/highlandsindia01newagoog#page/n88/mode/2up “Cherat”], page 40 ''The Highlands of India Volume 1'' by David John Falconer Newall 1882 Archive.org
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c2740836?urlappend=%3Bseq=179 "Cherat"], page 157 ''A list of inscriptions on Christian tombs or monuments in the Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, Kashmir and Afghanistan possessing historical or archaeological interest Part 1'' by Miles Irving (1910) Hathi Trust Digital Library
==References==
