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Khyber Pass

Khyber Pass, Peshawar

 19 Reviews  The most famous pass of the world, the Khyber Pass, is 16 km from Peshawar. It has been, throughout history, the most important gateway to the plains of the South Asian sub-continent both for... 

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Qissa Khawani Bazaar

Qissa Khawani Bazaar, Peshawar

 4 Reviews  Qissa Khawani Bazaar is a place which travelers must visit,because of it,s historical background,Qissa Khawani means the Bazaar of Story Tellers,in the older times there use to be professional story... 

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Jamrud Fort

Jamrud Fort, Peshawar

 3 Reviews  Near Peshawar you are in the government lands of the Khalid tribe. About 20km east of Peshawar is Jamrud Fort, built by the Sikhs in 1823 to mark the western edge of their empire(one of the few to... 

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Walled City - Old Peshawar

Walled City - Old Peshawar, Peshawar

 2 Reviews  As an ancient town where the footprints of many diverse civilisations lay, Peshawar has several interesting historical sites. The old city was once a heavily guarded citadel with high walls. Today,... 

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Bala-Hisar Fort

Bala-Hisar Fort, Peshawar

 3 Reviews  Bala Hisar is a heavily-guarded fort that is located now centrally (in Old Peshawar it would have been in the north-western corner). It was built in the 16th century and has seen a long history... 

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Masjid

Masjid, Peshawar

 5 Reviews  Near the narrowest point of the khyber pass, about 15 Km from Jamrud is Ali Masjid and a large fort and a british cemetry. The valley walls bear insignia of British regiments that have served here. In... 

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Peshawar Museum

Peshawar Museum, Peshawar

 4 Reviews  It was built in 1905 as the Victoria Memorial Hall, It represents the Gandhara Civilization. Also some of the Kalasha statues and wooden carvings are displayed here. Explore Edwardes College; it was... 

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Chowk Yadgar

Chowk Yadgar, Peshawar

 3 Reviews  Chowk Yaadgar (the place of remembrance) is old Peshawar's central square, is at the end of the Ander Shehr. The traditional site of political rallies, is the Speakers Corner of Peshawar, and the... 

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Karavan Sarai Gor Khatri

Karavan Sarai Gor Khatri, Peshawar

 3 Reviews  The Mughal gateway of a caravanserai known as Gor Khatri" (Worriors grave) at the top end of Sethi Street. A huge Mughal gateway leads into a courtyard over 200 meters (650 feet) square, which was... 

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Decorated Trucks

Decorated Trucks, Peshawar

 5 Reviews  All around Pakistan you will see t colorful and decorated buses. The trucks are an expression of the man and his artistic abilities but often times the owner of the truck words hand in hand working... 

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Buddhist Stuppas

Buddhist Stuppas, Peshawar

 3 Reviews  On the south eastern outskirts of the Peshawar city are the crumbled remains of huge stupa......the age + - 2 AD. This is a Buddhist Stupa, founded in the early 20 th centuary ( + -1900). Only the... 

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Cunningham Clock Tower

Cunningham Clock Tower, Peshawar

 3 Reviews  Nearby the Chowk Yadgaar is a Cunningham Clock Tower It was built in 1900 "in commemoration of the Diamond jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen Empress", but. is named after Sir George Cunningham who came... 

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Peshawar

Peshawar, Peshawar

 imranthetrekker Says:  Dear Tariq,That was in Tuzke Babri when the Mughal king from Farghana called it, Pushpapura, (the city of flowers), those days are gone bro.Pizza Hut Army... 

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Karkhano

Karkhano, Peshawar

 Papita Says:  Karkhano is known as the "Smuggler's Bazaar", or "Kabuli Bazaar" located on the very west end of Peshawar on the border of FATA (Federally Administered Tribal... 

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Army Stadium

Army Stadium, Peshawar

 Papita Says:  You can't visit Peshawar and not pay a visit to Sher Khan Shaheed Stadium formerly known as Army Stadium (this is also its local name). It is a huge park with... 

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Peshawar Museum

Peshawar Museum, Peshawar

 Papita Says:  I highly recommend visiting the Peshawar MuseumIt is most well known for its well-preserved Buddhist artifacts gathered from various sites in Pakistan,... 

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Khyber pass & Torkham border

Khyber pass & Torkham border, Peshawar

 imranthetrekker Says:  Bonjour mon ami,There've been shot some documentaries on Khyber pass, Landi Kotal and Torkham border, you may find the DVD's in the market.You can try the books... 

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Sethi Houses

Sethi Houses, Peshawar

 Kalashtravels Says:  This street was at the heart of the traditional business community and gained its name from the powerful Sethi family which at one time conducted highly... 

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Smugglers Bazaar

Smugglers Bazaar, Peshawar

 JohnniOmani Says:  On the road to the Khyber Pass, out on the fringes of Peshawar, several kilometres beyond Hayatabad and just before you enter the Tribal Areas is this strange... 

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ISLAMIA COLLEGE,UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR

ISLAMIA COLLEGE,UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR, Peshawar

 WAHEEDASLAM Says:  Islamia College was founded in 1913 to educate the sons of the Pathan chiefs. The building is in impressive Moghul/Gothic style, so impressive that it also... 

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EDWARDES COLEGE

EDWARDES COLEGE, Peshawar

 WAHEEDASLAM Says:  One of Pakistan's prestigious boarding schools. It was founded in 1855 as the Sir Herbet Edwardes Memorial School. It has splendid Mughal -Gothic buildinds... 

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THE PESHAWAR CLUB

THE PESHAWAR CLUB, Peshawar

 WAHEEDASLAM Says:  The Peshawar club is located on Sir Syed Road near The Mall, is reserved for members and their guests, but anyone can go in to look around and browse in... 

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St JOHN'S CATHEDRAL

St JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, Peshawar

 WAHEEDASLAM Says:  St John's Cathedral is the oldest in Peshawar, dating from 1851, the second year of British presence. The Christian cemetry is not beside the church, however,... 

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KHALID BIN WALID BAGH(GARDEN)

KHALID BIN WALID BAGH(GARDEN), Peshawar

 WAHEEDASLAM Says:  At the centre of the Saddar(new peshawar area) is the Khalid bin Walid or Company Bagh. An old garden laid out in the classical Mughal style, it has several... 

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This was the scene outside our...

This was the scene outside our..., Peshawar

 jillikins Says:  This was the scene outside our hotel in Peshawar.It's a street of bustling people, honking cars and trucks, brightly painted buses, and carts drawn by... 

Top 2 Hotels in Peshawar

Green's Hotel Restaurant

 2 Reviews and 5 Opinions  Green Hotel came recommended by a fellow traveller. This hotel has a good location and quality... 

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Pearl Continental Hotel Peshawar

 2 Reviews and 9 Opinions  The Pearl Continental Hotel in Peshawar offers the best service of any hotel in Asia. The staff are... 

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 This fellow doesn't look so happy, must be having a bad day??? This is on the road to the SWAT VALLEY, from Mingora.He has goats and sheep, and probably has... 

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Q:  Hi Peshawar Form, I thought i should share my experience and querries with the people of Peshawar forum. I have a job offer in... 

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A: Dear Buddy first of all a warm welcome to Peshawar,so far your comparison of traffic,roads are concerned,it is same like other cities of Pakistan, Lahore,Pindi,... 

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Peshawar to Kashgar, China,along the Karakoram Hig

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 We were here in Peshawar for only two nights,but enjoyed the hustle and bustle of this gateway to the Khyber Pass. It's home to a thriving bazaar, with Afghan traders and Pathan tribesmen. Has some...... 

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Peshawar

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 Capital of NWFP, Peshawar intrigues the traveller with excitement and danger. Its crowded old city is something out of a storybook-with locals trading and selling, merchants haggling with each other... 

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THE CITY OF THE SPIES...PESHAWAR

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 THE North Frontier Province, or NWFP runs over 1,100 km(680 miles) along the border of Afghanistan. Peshawar is its capital, and the Vale of Peshawar ,fertile and well watered by the Kabul and swat...... 

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Peshawar

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 Nothing much here in Peshawar, capital city of the NWFP (North-West Frontier Province)... more of a transit town to or from Afghanistan or to the other areas in the NWFP which, in my case, was my... 

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One Day Trip to Peshawar

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 My sister and her husband came for a two-week visit to Pakistan. One day we took the Grand Trunk Road to Peshawar with our tour guide, Riaz. Yep, it was definitely an interesting and at times... 

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