 Peshawar
valley is one of the
most colorful
Pakistani cities
(and that's saying a
lot!) and the
capital city of
North West Frontier
Province. Its
proximity to the
Afghan border, give
it a real border
town flavour, not
unlike the Wild West
towns of the USA in
19th century.
Peshāwar (known as
Pesha-awar or
Purushapura in the
old days of
Gandhara's history)
is a city in
Pakistan 's
North-West Frontier
Province , near the
eastern end of the
Khyber Pass.
Peshawar used to be
the capital of the
Gandhara empire by
Kaniska the First at
58 BC . Being among
the ancient cities
of the country, it
has for centuries
been a centre of
trade between the
Indian Subcontinent,
Afghanistan, and
central Asia.
The formalities of
dress and manner
give way here to a
free and easy style,
as men encounter men
with a firm
hand-clasp and a
straight but
friendly look. Hefty
handsome men in
baggy trousers and
long, loose shirts,
wear bullet studded
bandoleers across
their chests or
pistols at their
sides as a normal
part of their dress.
There is just that
little touch of
excitement and drama
in the air that
makes for a frontier
land. An occasional
salvo of gun fire-
no, not a tribal
raid or a skirmish
in the streets but a
lively part of
wedding
celebrations.
The main sights in
town and in its
sorroundings are,
Peshawar Museum, the
old city, the Qisa
Khawani Bazar, the
spectecular
architecture of
Masjid Mohaabt Khan,
the Fort
Bala-Hissaar,
Islamia College,
Peshawar University,
Rose Garden of
Agriculture
University Peshawar,
The largest Shopping
Mall of Pakistan-
The Karkhano Market,
The guns industry-
Darra Adam Khael,
The tomb of sofi
saint, Kaka Sahib
Nowshera, The
Maqbara (tomb) and
Library of legendary
sofi, poet and
leader- Khoshal Khan
Khattak, The venture
spot of two famous
rivers of
subcontinent, River
Indus and River
Kabul at Attock. The
Mughal erra Attock
Fort.
Peshawar has many
Afghan refugees.
From Peshawar you
can visit the Khyber
Pass, which still is
the most important
pass between central
Asia and the Indian
subcontinent. For
centuries armies
have swept down to
plunder the fertile
plains of the Indus
valley. |
