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Discover Chamkanni in Pakistan

Chamkanni in the region of North-West Frontier Province is a town located in Pakistan - some 82 mi or ( 133 km ) West of Islamabad , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Chamkanni

Local time in Chamkanni is now 06:56 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Karachi " with a UTC offset of 5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Kabul, Jalalabad, Basawul, Baghlan, and Asmar. When in this area, you might want to check out Kabul . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Chamkanni ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

The streets and the bazars of Peshawar (in 1990)

1:33 min by valpard
Views: 11201 Rating: 5.00

ATTENTION / CAUTION / VORSICHT / 注意危險 / حذر / PRECAUTION / ATENCAO / 주의! / Watch this movie only if you are interested by Pakistan in 1990. I have retrieved this old film of my trip in the north of Pa ..

peshawer model school

4:41 min by Towqeer Akhtar
Views: 2152 Rating: 3.00

evolution boys pms4 class 8a. ghayour. icms tour. pakistan. peshawar model boys 4 ..


Arbab farooq and qazi ajmal flying from Motorway M1 Peshawar

7:56 min by Qazi Ajmal
Views: 1762 Rating: 5.00

Joy rider Abab Farooq was so happy fly with me. and weather is hazy but almost no wind and hands free flying ..

Xmas Chirstmas Peshawar St Jhon Girls High School Kohati Gate

5:11 min by Shabbir Hussain Imam
Views: 700 Rating: 5.00

December 21, 2011. Saint John Girls High School City Circular Road, Near Kohati Gate, Peshawar City. GPS Coordinates: geo:lat=34.00420003950665 geo:lon=71.57341718673706 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Chamkani (Pakistan)

Chamkani is not only the name of a village In fact, Chamknai is a subtribe of Pashto speaking people. This tribe belongs to Afghanistan. "Khalid Bin Waleed" is also associated with this tribe. Originally the name was Samkani but later on it changed to Sokani/Sokano and finally Chamkani. Its people are called Sokaniwaal or Chamkanian. Part of Chamkani is also exists in Afghanistan (Paktia) province which is the origin.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 34.00 71.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Populated places in Peshawar District

2010 Peshawar bombing

The 19 April 2010 Peshawar bombing was a suicide bombing that occurred in a marketplace in Peshawar, Pakistan on 19 April 2010. At least 25 people died. The blast, which happened in Qissa Khawani market, killed Dost Muhammad, who was the local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami and was leading a protest against Load shedding. The attack happened at about 6:30 pm local time. The attack also appeared to target a senior police officer Gulfat Hussein a shia.

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Located at 34.02 71.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Mass murder in 2010, Suicide bombings in Pakistan, Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2010

Kanishka stupa

The Kanishka stupa was a monumental stupa established by the Kushan king Kanishka during the 2nd century CE in today's Shah-ji-Dheri on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan. The stupa was described by Chinese pilgrims in the 7th century as the tallest stupa in all India. Archaeologists have examined the remains of the structure and determined that it had a diameter of 286 feet.

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Located at 34.00 71.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Buddhism in Pakistan, History of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kushan Empire, Peshawar, Stupas, Stupas in Pakistan

Mohabbat Khan Mosque

The Mahabat Khan Mosque is a 17th century mosque in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is named after the Mughal governor of Peshawar Nawab Mahabat Khan who served under Emperors Shah Jehan and Aurangzeb and who was the grandson of Nawab Dadan Khan (who had been governor of Lahore). The name of the Masjid and the governor who built is consistently mispronounced as 'Muhabbat Khan' ('Love Khan') by the public instead of 'Mahabat Khan' ('Awe-inspiring Khan'). The Mosque was built in 1630.

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Located at 34.02 71.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Islamic architecture, Mosques in Peshawar, Mughal architecture, Peshawar

Abasyn University

Abasyn University {{#invoke:InfoboxImage|InfoboxImage|image=|size=|sizedefault=frameless|alt=}}Motto Building a nationwide knowledge Community through quality educationEstablished 2007Chancellor Muhammad Imran UllahVice-Chancellor DR Jamil AhmadStudents 2000+Location Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PakistanGreenFormer names Abasyn Institute of Management SciencesWebsite http://www. abasyn. edu.

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Located at 34.04 71.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1998