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Kohat
Sign in to saveKohat (Urdu and ; ) is a city in Pakistan that serves as the capital of the Kohat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. With a population of over 220,000 people, the city is the fourth most populous in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the 35th most populous in Pakistan. Kohat's immediate environs were the site of frequent armed skirmishes between British colonial forces and local tribesmen in the mid to late 19th century. The city is centred on a British-era fort, various bazaars, and a military cantonment. Pashto and the Kohati dialect of Hindko are the main languages spoken in Kohat.
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Place details
- Locality
- کوہاٹ
- Region
- خیبر پختونخوا
- Country
- پاکستان
- Population
- 151,427
- Timezone
- Asia/Karachi
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Key facts
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- PKT
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- City
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- Ghamkol Shareef Kohat, KPK Pakistan.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Ghamkol Sharif, a shrine associated with the Naqshbandi order of Sufism within Sunni Islam
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- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa#Pakistan
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- bottom
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- Location of the city of Kohat within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
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- Division
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- District
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- کوهاټ
- Country
- Pakistan
- Population
- +170800
- Elevation
- +489
- Capital of
- Kohat Division
- Image
- Kohattanda.jpg
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Article
32 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- Durrani period
- Sikh period
- British period
- Modern period
- Geography
- Topography
- Climate
- Dam
- Parks
- Tanda Wildlife Park
- Kotal Pheasantry
- Demographics
- Population
- Languages
- Religion
- Transportation
- Rail
- Air
- Road
- Media
- In popular culture
- Education
- Universities
- Colleges
- Historical military significance
- Notable people
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Kohat (Urdu and ; ) is a city in Pakistan that serves as the capital of the Kohat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. With a population of over 220,000 people, the city is the fourth most populous in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the 35th most populous in Pakistan. Kohat's immediate environs were the site of frequent armed skirmishes between British colonial forces and local tribesmen in the mid to late 19th century. The city is centred on a British-era fort, various bazaars, and a military cantonment. Pashto and the Kohati dialect of Hindko are the main languages spoken in Kohat.
The city of Kohat is also the namesake of and largest city in the Kohat Division, being over four times larger than the second-largest city in the division: Karak.