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| Peshawar | ||
| province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
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| Residents | 1.970.042 (2017) | |
| height | 359 m | |
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Peshawar (English Peshawar) is the capital of the Pakistani province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The city with about 2 million inhabitants is located at the eastern foot of the Khyber Pass and is one of the cultural centers of the Pashtuns.
Map of Peshawar
Districts
background
getting there
By plane
- Peshawar airport. Mainly domestic flights, e.g. from Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore.
By train
- Peshawar Cantonment is the terminus of the main rail link that crosses Pakistan. There are daily night train connections, among others. with Rawalpindi (near Islamabad, approx. 6 hours), Lahore (approx. 13 hours) and Karachi (approx. 27 hours).
- The railway line to the Khyber Pass (Landi Kotal / Torkham border crossing with Afghanistan) has not had any passenger traffic for several years.
By bus
In the street
| Distances | |
| Torkham | 59 km |
|---|---|
| Jalalabad | 135 km |
| Saidu Sharif | 152 km |
| Islamabad | 168 km |
| Rawalpindi | 179 km |
| Kabul | 285 km |
| Dera Ismail Khan | 305 km |
| Chitral | 339 km |
| Lahore | 503 km |
| Gilgit | 572 km |
| Quetta | 814 km |
| Karachi | 1,373 km |
- Peshawar is the terminus of the M1 motorway from Islamabad.
- The most important road connection to Afghanistan (border crossing Landi Kotal / Torkham) leads through Peshawar.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- city wall
- Peshawar Museum. With an important collection of Gandhara works of art.
- Mahabat Khan Mosque. 17th century.
- Fort Balahisar. Erected by the Sikhs in 1834.
- Chowk Yagdar. Remembrance Square, with a memorial to those who fell in the Indian wars.
- Caravanserai Gor Khatr
- Gorakhnath Temple
- Nandi temple
- Khyber University
- Shahi Baghi
activities
- Peshawar Golf Club
- Urban amusement park
shop
- Qissa Khwani Bazaar
kitchen
Peshawar is known nationwide for grilled dishes such as kebab and co. and the city's cuisine is considered to be one of the best in Pakistan. Eating out is also the most important activity in the otherwise very limited nightlife in the rather conservative Peshawar. See also this one Article from the English language newspaper Dawn from January 2019.
nightlife
accommodation
Learn
Work
security
health
Practical advice
trips
literature
Web links
- http://www.ais-portal.com/AIS-page.php?DistId=20&DeptId=1&LangId=1&pageName=Main - Official website of Peshawar
