Peshawar Cantonment (, ) is a

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located in

Peshawar Peshawar is the capital and List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population, largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is the sixth most populous city of Pakistan, with a district p ...

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. Although the cantonment is located within Peshawar City District, it is an independent municipality under control of the Military Lands and Cantonments Department of the

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. Popular areas in the Cantonment are Garrison Rangers Club, Army Stadium Park, Peshawar Services Club, Serena Hotel, Food court, PAF Hospital and others. Peshawar Cantonment is under the rule of the

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History

The Peshawar Cantonment was established on the remains of old town site and the graveyard. It was as irregular and oblong in shape as it is today and originally occupied an area of 09 square kilometers. It was occupied by British troops soon after the British annexation of

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in 1848–49. After the fall of the

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in 1849 and annexation of

to the

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, a Military Garrison was established at

in 1868 by the British colonial authorities on the remains of old town site and ancient grave yards. Peshawar Cantonment now covers an area of 13.64 Sq. Kilometers and is currently under the control of the

Military

Peshawar Cantonment serves as the headquarters of XI Corps.
Retrieved 13 July 2023

References

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