Khyber Pakhtun Khwa

 

Khyber Pakhtun Khwa

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , locally Pukhtunkhwa [puxtunxw?]), previously known as the North-West Frontier Province and various other names, is one of the four provinces of Pakistan, located in the north-west of the country. It borders Afghanistan to the north-west, Gilgit-Baltistan to the north-east, Pakistan administered Kashmir to the east, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to the west and south and Punjab and the Islamabad Capital Territory to the south-east.The main ethnic group in the province is the Pashtuns; other smaller ethnic groups include most notably the Hazarewals and Chitralis. The principal languages are Pashto, locally referred to as Pukhto.

The provincial capital is Peshawar, locally referred to as Pekhawar.

 

 

Traditional dress

Man selling dry fruit

Man in traditional dress

Traditional dress