Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Nowshera
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| Coordinates: 34°0′55″N 71°58′29″E / 34.01528°N 71.97472°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Nowshera |
| Tehsil | Nowshera |
| Government | |
| • Type | Tehsil-council |
| • Chairman | Muhammad Ishaq Khan Khattak (PTI) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,748 km2 (675 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 120,131 |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Nowshera Kalan Municipal Committee: 83,567 Nowshera Cantonment: 36,564 | |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Area code | 0923 |
| Highways | N-5 N-45 |
| Website | nowshera |
Nowshera (Pashto: نوښار, romanized: Nowxār ⓘ; Urdu: نوشہرہ; ⓘ) is the capital city of Nowshera District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is the 78th largest city in Pakistan and ninth largest city in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Located in the Valley of Peshawar, Nowshera lies on the Kabul River, and is approximately 27 miles (43 km) east of the provincial capital Peshawar, along the Grand Trunk Road.