Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is a province in northwest of Pakistan. The dominant ethnic group are the Pashtuns. The capital is Peshawar.
green: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (borders until May 29, 2018)
violet: former tribal areas under federal administration (FATA)
The province consists of seven administrative divisions, which in turn are divided into 26 districts. In May 2018, the Federally administered tribal areas (FATA - Federally Administered Tribal Areas) Part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Regions
places
Other goals
- Khyber Pass
- Swat valley
- Tirah valley
- Waziristan
National parks
- Ayubia National Park
- Chitral Gol National Park
- Broghil Valley National Park
- Sheikh Buddin National Park
- Saiful Muluk National Park
- Lulusar-Dudipatsar National Park
background
The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa means "Land of the Pashtuns under the Khyber Pass". The official name was Northwestern Frontier Province until 2010. The dominant ethnic and linguistic group are the Pashtuns. The state border ("Durrand Line") between Afghanistan and Pakistan cuts through the Pashtun settlement area more or less arbitrarily. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is therefore sometimes referred to by Afghanistan (or the Afghan Pashtuns) as "Eastern Afghanistan" or as part of Pashtunistan.
language
Mainly Pashto, also Urdu in administration. Educated people also speak English.
getting there
- The airport of Peshawar is served by several airlines with cities in the Gulf region, the airports Chitral and Dera Ismail Khan are domestic airports with connections from Islamabad (Pakistan International Airlines) and partly other Pakistani cities.
- There are train connections from several larger cities to Peshawar, among others. Night trains from Quetta and Karachi via Lahore and Rawalpindi.
- Peshawar is connected to the motorway network.
- There is a road border crossing at the Khyber Pass Afghanistan (Landi Kotal / Torkham).
mobility
- The national roads are well developed. There are also some modern highways and expressways that connect the larger cities with Peshawar. The road network in the mountainous, peripheral areas, especially the former tribal areas, is poorly developed in some cases.
Tourist Attractions
- Peshawar city walls
- Takht-i-Bahi ruins
- Ruins of Sahr-i-Bahlol
- Bala Hisar Fort
- Panch Tirath - An ancient Hindu site now converted into a park
- Sikh temple in Jogan Shah
- Gor Khuttree
- Pakhtu Academy
- Shah Ji Ki Dheri
- Chowk Yadgar
- Ghanta Ghar
- Avitabile's Pavilion
- Victoria Memorial Hall
activities
kitchen
nightlife
security
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and especially the former tribal areas suffer from a sometimes precarious security situation. The province is considered a refuge for the Taliban and other militant groups. In recent years there have been large-scale military campaigns to drive insurgents out of the former tribal areas. Attacks occur again and again in the course of political conflicts. In the former tribal areas there are not only military actions but also kidnappings and kidnappings, in some cases the state cannot exercise the monopoly of force there. Before the tribal areas were incorporated into the province, tribal law was in force there and state jurisdiction was not applicable. After the incorporation in 2018, state jurisdiction will also be established in the former tribal areas in a transitional period. However, non-state courts ("jirgas") still have a lot of influence. These sometimes speak of draconian penalties, in particular for offenses against the rules of the Shariah or for violations of the Pashtun code of honor (Pashtunwali) out.
