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Biography of Peshawar

  Biography of Peshawar PHOTO BY:GUL REZ IN 1947 Peshawar is a city in northwestern Pakistan and the capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. With a rich history and cultural heritage, Peshawar is considered one of the oldest cities in the world, with evidence of human settlement dating back to at least 539 BCE. Peshawar has been an important center of trade and commerce for centuries, serving as a gateway between the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia. The city was an integral part of the Silk Road, and was home to many nomadic tribes, who would trade goods and engage in commerce with travelers and merchants. Throughout its history, Peshawar has been a center of conflict and upheaval, and has been conquered and ruled by many different empires and dynasties, including the Persians, Greeks, Mauryans, Bactrians, Indo-Greeks, Kushans, and the Mughals. In the 19th century, the British East India Company gained control of Peshawar and made it a part of British India. After Pakistan gai