Amb, Pakistan

Amb
Amb
Coordinates: 34°11′N 72°31′E / 34.19°N 72.51°E / 34.19; 72.51Coordinates: 34°11′N 72°31′E / 34.19°N 72.51°E / 34.19; 72.51
Country  Pakistan
Elevation 395 m (1,296 ft)
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)

Amb is a village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It became part of Pakistan in 1947, and lies on the west bank of the Indus River.[1] Historically it has been the capital of Amb State.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Amb" in The New Encyclopædia Britannica. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol. 1, p. 315.
  2. ↑ Amb - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 5, p. 275.


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