Peshawar Cantonment

Bala Hisar Fort, Peshawar Cantt
Peshawar Cantonment

پشاور چھاؤنی
Cantonment
Peshawar Cantonment is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Peshawar Cantonment
Peshawar Cantonment
Location within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Peshawar Cantonment is located in Pakistan
Peshawar Cantonment
Peshawar Cantonment
Location within Pakistan
Coordinates: 34°00′02″N 71°32′13″E / 34.00056°N 71.53694°E / 34.00056; 71.53694
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
City DistrictPeshawar
Established1868
Government
 • TypeCantonment Board
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total
70,741
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Websitehttps://www.cbp.gov.pk

Peshawar Cantonment (Urdu: پشاور چھاؤنی, Pashto: د پیښور کنډک) is a garrison located in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Although the cantonment is located within Peshawar City District, it is an independent municipality under control of the Military Lands and Cantonments Department of the Ministry of Defence.[2]

Popular areas in the Cantonment are Garrison Rangers Club, Army Stadium Park, Peshawar Services Club, Serena Hotel, Food court, PAF Hospital and others. Peshawar Cantonment is under the rule of the Pakistan Army.

History

The Peshawar Cantonment was established on the remains of old town site and the graveyard. It was as irregular and oblong in shape as it is today and originally occupied an area of 09 square kilometers. It was occupied by British troops soon after the British annexation of Punjab in 1848–49. After the fall of the Sikh Empire in 1849 and annexation of Punjab to the British Empire, a Military Garrison was established at Peshawar in 1868 by the British colonial authorities on the remains of old town site and ancient grave yards. Peshawar Cantonment now covers an area of 13.64 Sq. Kilometers and is currently under the control of the Pakistan Army.[3]

Military

Peshawar Cantonment serves as the headquarters of XI Corps.[4]

References

  1. ^ "POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA (PESHAWAR DISTRICT)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. ^ "Introduction". www.cbp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2013-08-08.
  3. ^ "History". www.cbp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2013-08-08.
  4. ^ [1] Retrieved 13 July 2023


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