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. Wikivoyage

Population 1,970,042 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Pakistan

• 15PolicePolice
• 16FireFire
• 1122AmbulanceAmbulance

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Pakistan

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

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• Gorkhatri Tehsil Archaeological site · 910 m
• Hasht Nagri Gate City gate · 400 m
• Chacha Younas Park Viewpoint · 510 m
• Lahori Gate City gate · 720 m
• Rampura Gate City gate · 890 m
• Gorkhatri Excavations Ruins · 900 m
• Gor Khatri Monument · 930 m
• Reti Gate City gate · 960 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Asian 1

All 5 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Shahi Bagh 500 m across 920 m
• Jinnah Park 350 m across 1.2 km

Getting around

• Hashtnagri 250 m
• Peshawar City 370 m
• Gulbahar Chowk 780 m
• Malik Saad Shaheed 870 m
• Royal Express Booking 930 m
• Dilawar khan travels 1.1 km

More train stations: Peshawar Cantonment 3.4 km

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