peshawar

Peshawar

Peshawar is the capital of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and its biggest city. It is the sixth-largest in Pakistan. Peshawar is also the major Pashtun-majority city in Pakistan and is multi-lingual in Pashto and Hindko. Located in the wide Valley of Peshawar near the eastern end of the significant Khyber Pass, nearby to the border with Afghanistan, Peshawar’s documented history dates back to at least 539 BCE, making it the oldest city in Pakistan and one of the oldest cities in South Asia.

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Weather

In Summers 48°C
In Winters -10°C

Distance

Lahore to Peshawar  517km
Islamabad to Peshawar 183km
Karachi to Peshawar 1550km

Elevation

The Peshawar is situated at an elevation of 331 metres (1,086 feet) above sea level

UV Index

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Attractions

Fort Bala Hisar
Peshawar Gandhara Museum
Khyber Pass
Islamia College
Taxila Museum
Karakoram Highway
Takht-i-Bahi
Sirkap
Masjid Mahabat Khan
Jamrud Fort
Sphola Stupa
St John’s Church
Sethi House Museum
Gor Khatri Caravanserai
Warsak Dam
Tatara Park
Shahi Bagh Peshawar
Khalid Bin Waled Park
Wazir Bagh Gardens
Pushkalavati Museum
Qisa Khawani Bazaar
Peshawar
Description Peshawar is the capital of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and its biggest city. It is the sixth-largest in Pakistan. Peshawar is also the major Pashtun-majority city in Pakistan and is multi-lingual in Pashto and Hindko. Located in the wide Valley of Peshawar near the eastern end of the significant Khyber Pass, nearby to the border with Afghanistan, Peshawar’s documented history dates back to at least 539 BCE, making it the oldest city in Pakistan and one of the oldest cities in South Asia.

As the middle of the ancient Gandhara region, Peshawar became the capital of the Kushan Empire under the rule of Kanishka; and was home to the Kanishka stupa, which was between the highest buildings in the ancient world.  Peshawar was then sacked by the Hephthalites, before the arrival of Muslim kingdoms. The city was an significant trading midpoint during the Mughal era, before becoming part of the Afghan Durrani Empire in December 1747, and serving as the Afghan winter capital from 1776 until the seizure of the city by the Sikh Empire in March 1823, who were then followed by the British in 1846.
Distance Lahore to Peshawar: 517 K.M.

Islamabad to Peshawar: 183 K.M.

Karachi to Peshawar: 1550 K.M.

 
Weather & Height + 48 Degrees

– 10 Degrees

Peshawar is 331 meters (1,086 ft) above sea level
Attractions ·         Fort Bala Hisar

·         Peshawar Gandhara Museum

·         Khyber Pass

·         Islamia College

·         Taxila Museum

·         Karakoram Highway

·         Takht-i-Bahi

·         Sirkap

·         Masjid Mahabat Khan

·         Jamrud Fort

·         Sphola Stupa

·         St John’s Church

·         Sethi House Museum

·         Gor Khatri Caravanserai

·         Warsak Dam

·         Tatara Park

·         Shahi Bagh Peshawar

·         Khalid Bin Waled Park

·         Wazir Bagh Gardens

·         Pushkalavati Museum

·         Qisa Khawani Bazaar

 
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