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Peshawar
Peshawar is a relatively prosperous frontier city in Pakistan near the Pakistan-Afghan border, which gives it a distinct Afghan flavour. Peshawar is the capital and largest city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The following is a list of other significant landmarks in the city that still exist in the 21st century:
- General
- Governor's House
- Peshawar Garrison Club – situated on Sir Syed Road near the Mall
- Kotla Mohsin Khan – the residence of Mazullah Khan, 17th-century Pashtu poet
- Qissa Khwani Bazaar
- Kapoor Haveli Former residence of Prithviraj Kapoor – famous Bollywood actor
- Forts
- Bala Hisar Fort
- Colonial monuments
- Chowk Yadgar (formerly the "Hastings Memorial")
- Cunningham clock tower – built in 1900 and called "Ghanta Ghar"
- Buddhist
- Gorkhatri – an ancient site of Buddha's alms or begging bowl, and the headquarters of Syed Ahmad Shaheed, Governor Avitabile
- Pashto Academy – the site of an ancient Buddhist university
- Shahji ki Dheri – the site of the famous Kanishka stupa
- Hindu
- Sikh
- Sikh Gurudwara at Jogan Shah
- Parks
- Army Stadium
- Wazir Bagh – laid in 1802, by Fatteh Khan, Prime Minister of Shah Mahmud Khan
- Ali Mardan Khan Gardens (also known as Khalid bin Waleed Park) – formerly named "Company Bagh"
- Shahi Bagh – a small portion constitutes the site of Arbab Niaz Stadium
- Jinnah Park – A park on GT Road opposite Balahisar fort
- Tatara Park – A Park located in Hayatabad
- Bagh e Naran – A large park in Hayatabad. A portion of the park also has a Zoo.
- Mosques
- Mohabbat Khan Mosque
- Qasim Ali Khan Mosque
- Museums
- Peshawar Museum
- Zoo
- Peshawar Zoo
Peshawar's economic importance has historically been linked to its privileged position at the entrance to the Khyber Pass – the ancient travel route by which most trade between Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent passed. Peshawar's economy also benefited from tourism in the mid-20th century, as the city formed a crucial part of the Hippie trail.
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