Bara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Bara Khyber

باڑہ خیبر‬
City
Logo of Bara Khyber
Coordinates: Coordinates: 33°54′53″N 71°28′05″E / 33.91472°N 71.46806°E / 33.91472; 71.46806
Country  Pakistan
District Khyber
Tehsil Bara
Established 1873
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)
Postal Code 24801
Main language(s) Pashto

Bara Khyber (Urdu: باڑہ خیبر ‬‎) is a town located in Bara Tehsil in Khyber Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Kohat is located to the south while Peshawar is located to the north of Bara.

Overview

Bara is also the name of the local administrative division of Bara Tehsil in the Khyber Agency within the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan, of which Bara Town is the administrative seat. The Bara River flows through the town. The town has a fort built by British Raj and supplied water to Peshawar.[1] The town is ethnically Pashtuns, and has been the site of increasing militancy by Lashkar-e-Islam against the central government.[2][3]

Location

The approximate location is 33° 55′ N latitude, 71° 27′ longitude.[4] The mud fort is visible on Google Earth at 33° 54' 53" by 71° 28' 05", lying alongside a water tank and the Bara River which eventually flows to the East of Peshawar.

References

  1. ↑ John Murray (Firm); Eastwick, E.B. (1883). Handbook of the Punjab, Western Rajputana, Kashmir, and Upper Sindh. J. Murray. p. 278. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
  2. ↑ "10 killed in Pakistan as teen bomber blows himself - Thaindian News". thaindian.com. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 4, 2009. Retrieved September 23, 2012. \06\30\story_30-6-2008_pg7_32
  4. ↑ "Bara Tehsil Map | Pakistan Google Satellite Maps". maplandia.com. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
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