Shabqadar

Shabqadar ( , ) is a city in the Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It lies north of provincial capital Peshawar.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Shabqadar
Settlement.native_name_lang: ur
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_flag: 125px|KP flag
Settlement.image_seal: Coat of arms of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.svg
Settlement.caption: Pashtun tribesmen attack the British-held fort during the 1897 Frontier Revolt
Settlement.pushpin_map: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa#Pakistan#Asia#World
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Pakistan
Settlement.mapsize: 280px
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Charsadda
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Tehsil
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Shabqadar Tehsil
Settlement.government_type: Municipal Corporation
Settlement.area_total_km2: 194

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Overview and history
Education
Demographics
Population
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Shabqadar ( , ) is a city in the Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It lies north of provincial capital Peshawar.

== Overview and history == Shabqadar is the headquarter of Shabqadar Tehsil in Charsadda District. The famous attractions of Shabqadar are Shabqadar Bazaar and Shabqadar Fort. The fort is made of mud and stone. It was designed by Sikh architect Tota Ram in 1837. Currently it is under the control of Frontier Constabulary and has 1800 personnel of the force are trained here. Former UK prime minister Winston Churchill once stayed at this fort during his service and part of expedition in the North West Frontier of India. A frontier skirmish in Shabqadar on 15 November 1916 marked the first time air power was used by British Raj authorities in regional warfare.

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