Definitions for peshawar
pɛˈʃɑ wərpe·shawar

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1. Peshawarnoun

   city in northern Pakistan at the eastern end of the Khyber Pass

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1. Peshawarnoun

   The capital of North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, situated near Federally Administered Tribal Areas.

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1. Peshawar

   Peshawar (; Pashto: پېښور [peˈχəwər] (listen); Hindko: پشور; [pɪˈʃɔːɾ] (listen); Urdu: پشاور [pɪˈʃɑːʋər] (listen)) is the sixth most populous city in Pakistan, with a population of over 2.3 million. It is situated in the north-west of the country, close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is the capital of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where it is the largest city. Peshawar is primarily populated by Pashtuns, who comprise the second-largest ethnic group in the country. Situated in the Valley of Peshawar, a broad area situated east of the historic Khyber Pass, Peshawar's recorded history dates back to at least 539 BCE, making it one of the oldest cities in South Asia. Peshawer is among the oldest continuously inhabited cities of the country.The area encompassing modern-day Peshawar is mentioned in Vedic scriptures; it served as the capital of the Kushan Empire during the rule of Kanishka and was home to the Kanishka Stupa, which was among the tallest buildings in the ancient world. Peshawar was then ruled by the Hephthalites, followed by the Hindu Shahis, before the arrival of a variety of Muslim empires. The city was an important trading centre of the Mughal Empire before becoming part of the Durrani Empire in 1747, after which it served as the Durrani winter capital from 1776 until the capture of the city by the Sikh Empire in 1823. In 1849, the city was captured by the East India Company and subsequently became part of British Raj, under whose rule it remained until the Partition of British India and subsequent independence of Pakistan in 1947.

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1. peshawar

   Peshawar is the capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is one of the oldest cities in the region and has a rich history and cultural heritage. It is a major center of economic, political, and cultural activity in Pakistan, and is strategically located along the border with Afghanistan. Peshawar is also widely known for its historical significance as it has been a key trading and travel route for thousands of years.

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1. Peshawar

   Peshawar, also known as Pekhawar, is the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and the administrative centre and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated in a large valley near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, close to the Pak-Afghan border. Known as "City on the Frontier", Peshawar's strategic location on the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia has made it one of the most culturally vibrant and lively cities in the greater region. Peshawar is irrigated by various canals of the Kabul River and by its right tributary, the Bara River. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities. In the last three decades, there has been a significant increase in urban population, in part due to internal migration of people in search of better employment opportunities, education, and services, and in part because of the influx of Afghans and other people displaced by military operations and civil unrest in neighboring regions. Peshawar is the major educational, political and business center of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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1. Peshawar

   or Peshawur (84), a town on the Indian frontier, and centre of trade with Afghanistan, is 10 m. from the entrance of the Khyber Pass, on the Kabul River, and though ill-fortified is a bulwark of the empire, being provided with a large garrison of infantry and artillery.

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1. peshawar

   Peshawar s old name was purushapura. I think this word relative to oura language sinhala srilanka.

   
   

   Submitted by 96pramodya on August 13, 2019  

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of peshawar in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of peshawar in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of peshawar in a Sentence

1. Javed Iqbal Wazir:

   We recovered the former Afghan governor Fazlullah Wahidi from his kidnappers and arrested three kidnappers, the former governor was in good health and has been shifted to the Afghan consulate in Peshawar.

2. Ghulam Rasool Shah:

   We strongly condemn the attacks on schoolchildren in Peshawar and believe that there is no religious, ethical or any other social reason for this cruel act, we stand with the Pakistan army and political leadership in this critical situation.

3. Shafiq Hussain:

   Some of the injured are in critical condition and we are planning to send them to Peshawar and Kohat for better treatment.

4. State John Kerry:

   Just this morning, I woke to the news that we had lost two local employees in Peshawar who worked with our consulate there who were going out on a effort to eradicate narcotics fields, an IED exploded and several were lost; a few of the soldiers who were there to guard them also.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=peshawar
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Peshawar
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peshawar
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=peshawar
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Peshawar