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Hashtnagri

Place in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Hashtnagri (Pashto: ہشتنگری; pronounce; Urdu: ہشتنگری; pronounce) is a neighbourhood of Peshawar city in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

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Overview

Hashtnagri is located on both sides of Grand Trunk (GT) Road in Peshawar.[1] The most notable attractions of Hashtnagri are Molvi Jee Hospital[2][3][4][5][6] and City District Women Degree College, which is affiliated with Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University Peshawar.[7][8]

Majority of the people living in Hashtnagri are Pakistani citizens but a sizeable population of illegal Afghans also live here. Most are Muslims, with a small minority being Christians, Hindus[9] and Sikhs.[10][11][12][13][14] Major languages are Pashto, Urdu and Hindko.

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Administrative Area

Hashtnagri is part of Pakistan National Assembly seat NA- 31(Peshawar-1) while for KP Provincial Assembly it is part of Pk-78 (Peshawar-1).[15]

Transport

Hashtnagri has a Bus Station which is connected to three different routes.[16]

  • BRT route 1
  • BRT route 2
  • BRT route 8

Tourist Attractions

  • Hasht Nagri Gate[17]

Religious Sites

  • Hashtnagri Masjid
  • Jamia Masjid Ghosia Sarka Faroshan
  • Masjid Gulzar Habib
  • Masjid Mustafa Ji Baba
  • Jamia Masjid Chowk Garhikhana
  • Shrine of Shadi Pir
  • Gurdwara Bhai Biba Singh[18]

Educational institutes

  • Govt Shaheed Asad Aziz High School
  • Govt. Shaheed Osama Zafar Centennial Model High School

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References

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