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|presidency=Bengal
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|coordinates= 33°49'0N 71°53'0E[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=33.816667,71.883333&z=11&t=h&hl=en 33.816667°N, 71.883333°E] |altitude= 4892 m (2,500 feet927 ft)
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherat Cherat]
|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_West_Frontier_Province North West Frontier Province],(NWFP)
|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]
}}
'''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==
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>
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