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|presidency=Bengal
 
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|coordinates= 33°49'0N 71°53'0E
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|coordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=33.816667,71.883333&z=11&t=h&hl=en 33.816667°N, 71.883333°E] 
|altitude= 4,500 feet
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|altitude= 892 m (2,927 ft)
 
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherat Cherat]
 
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherat Cherat]
 
|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_West_Frontier_Province North West Frontier Province],(NWFP)
 
|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_West_Frontier_Province North West Frontier Province],(NWFP)
 
|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]
 
|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan 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.<ref>[http://www.nowshera.com/about.htm Nowshera District]</ref>  
 
'''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://www.nowshera.com/about.htm Nowshera District]</ref>  
 
 
 
  
 
==Present status==
 
==Present status==
 
Cherat is currently under the control of the Pakistan Army and therefore, off limits to the public.<ref>[http://www.nowshera.com/about.htm Nowshera District]</ref>  
 
Cherat is currently under the control of the Pakistan Army and therefore, off limits to the public.<ref>[http://www.nowshera.com/about.htm Nowshera District]</ref>  
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 10:35, 7 February 2012

Cherat
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 33.816667°N, 71.883333°E
Altitude: 892 m (2,927 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Cherat
State/Province: North West Frontier Province,(NWFP)
Country: Pakistan
Transport links

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]

References