Bannu

Bannu (Urdu: بنوں; Pashto: بنو [ˈbanu], Bana, or Bani Gul) is the principal city of Bannu District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan, is an important road junction and market city. Bannu is a very old city, founded in the same time period as Dera Ismail Khan and Dera Ghazi Khan; however, the present location of the downtown Bannu was founded by Sir Herbert Edwardesin 1848, and was formerly called Edwardesabad and Dhulipnagar. It liesin the north-west corner of the district, in the valley of the Kurram River and was a leading British military base, especially in actions against Afghanborder tribes. The town is located at 33° 0' N. and 70° 36' E., onemile south of the Kurram river, 79 south of Kohat, and 89 north of DeraIsmail Khan.

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