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|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardan Mardan] | |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardan Mardan] | ||
|stateprovince=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, old NWFP] | |stateprovince=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, old NWFP] | ||
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| − | '''Mardan''' | + | '''Mardan''' was a cantonment near [[Nowshera]] in [[Peshawar District]] in [[North West Frontier Province]] during the British period. It was the headquarters of the [[Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force]]. |
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==Churches and Missions== | ==Churches and Missions== | ||
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==Cemeteries== | ==Cemeteries== | ||
[[Image:Mardan_cemetery.jpg|thumb|right|Guides Cemetery]] | [[Image:Mardan_cemetery.jpg|thumb|right|Guides Cemetery]] | ||
| − | * Guides Cemetery - for some inscriptions see [[:Category:Mardan Cemetery images|Images of graves in Mardan Cemetery ]] | + | * Guides Cemetery - for some inscriptions see [[:Category:Mardan Cemetery images|Images of graves in Mardan Cemetery ]]. |
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==Memorials== | ==Memorials== | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardan Mardan | + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardan Mardan] Wikipedia (retrieved 6 June 2016) |
| − | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corps_of_Guides_(India) The Corps of Guides | + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corps_of_Guides_(India) The Corps of Guides] Wikipedia (retrieved 6 June 2016) |
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===Historical books online=== | ===Historical books online=== | ||
| + | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V17_212.gif Mardan Town] Imperial Gazetteer | ||
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c2740836?urlappend=%3Bseq=181 "Mardan"] page 159 ''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 | *[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c2740836?urlappend=%3Bseq=181 "Mardan"] page 159 ''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 | ||
Revision as of 11:02, 6 June 2016
| Mardan | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 34.1898222°N 71.9670561°E |
| Altitude: | 283 metres (928 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Mardan |
| State/Province: | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, old NWFP |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Transport links | |
Mardan was a cantonment near Nowshera in Peshawar District in North West Frontier Province during the British period. It was the headquarters of the Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force.
Contents
Churches and Missions
- Corps of Guides Chapel
- Brief History of the Lutheran Church Mardan St Paul’s built 1939 was burnt down by a mob in September 2012.
Cemeteries
- Guides Cemetery - for some inscriptions see Images of graves in Mardan Cemetery .
Memorials
- The QVO Corps of Guides Memorial Arch, also known as 'Cavagnari's Arch' after Sir Louis Cavagnari
External Links
- Mardan Wikipedia (retrieved 6 June 2016)
- The Corps of Guides Wikipedia (retrieved 6 June 2016)
Historical books online
- Mardan Town Imperial Gazetteer
- "Mardan" page 159 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
