Culture of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Muqaddas Noureen (Leader) Syeda Hareem

Rimsha Mehmood Maria IqbalYamna AlamMaha Irfan

Sohaib SaleemSyed Wahab Shah

Muhammad FayyazSyed Khaleel Ullah

Course Facilitator: Miss Uzma Qazi

IntroductionKhyber Pakhtunkhwa previously

known as North West Frontier Province

Area 74,521 Square KilometersPopulation 17.8 million (Approx)Ethnic Group Pashtuns Others

are Hazarewalas & Chitralis Pashto is the common Language

Others are kalami, Hindko, Siraiki, Bateri, Kalkoti etc

OverviewHistoryClimateClothingDishesMusic and DanceEconomyMines and MineralsHistorical and tourist placesGamesFestivals

HistoryPashtun culture highlighted when The Great

Alexander explored Pakistan and AfghanistanOrigin of this culture is not cleared

Greeks Gandhara Mehmood Ghaznavi

Mughal dynesty Sikhs Britishs N.W.F.P

createdAs a

part of Pakistan

Afghan refuge

es

Named as KPK

323 B.C 516 B.C 1001 to

1027 A.D 1600 A.D 1818 A.D

1849 A.D 1901 1947 1980 2010

ClimateClimate of KPK varies immenselyTemperature varies from 0°C to 41°C400mm falls in summer moon soonProvince has most number of forest as

compare to others 31.8%Snow falls during winters

ClothingCommonly Men wear Partug kamees (shalwar

Kameez) Pagri or TurbanKakul hatPeshawari ChappalWomen wears Partug Kamees with long

Dupatta

DishesChappli Kabab Dam PukhtKawa (tea)Kabli PulaoSaagLobia (beans)Cholay (chick pea)

Kalu Khani Thalee

Education52% Literacy RateSome Famous Universities are

University of PeshawarNWFP Agricultural University Institute of Management StudiesUniversity of Engineering and Technology

(NWFP)NWFP Post-Graduate Medical InstituteHazara University

Economy3rd largest Province of Pakistan10.5% contribution in GDPMajor cash crops are Wheat, Maize, Rice,

Tobacco, Sugar Beets Land of Dry FruitsTourism

Amir Kror SurtiRehman babaPir RoshanKhushal Khan KhattakAhmad Shah Durrani

Famous Poets

Rehman Baba

Most Famous Poet of KPKShowed peaceful mystical side of

local culture 343 poems Shrine in peshawar

Khushal Khan Khattak

Chief of Khattak TribeFather of Pashto Literature National poet of Afghanistan Promotes Pasthun Nationalism

Dance- Attan dance- Khattak Dance- Mahsud Dance- Waziri Dance

Music - Pashto Music- Classic Ghazals Musical Instruments:- Rubab, Sitar, Flute,

Tabla etc

Music And Dance

FestivalsThree Prominent Festivals:- Eid-ul-Fitr- Eid-ul-Azha- Buzkashi- Nouroz

Games• BUZKASHI• PAKSHI• POLO• KABADI• NAIZA BAZI• PEROZWAL• GULI DANDA

Mines And MineralsVarious types of marbles (3.0 million tonnes

Estimated)GraniteLimestone, Sand StoneVarious precious GemsGypsum, GraphiteCoalCooperGraniteGold

Historical placesKhyber PassPeshawar MuseumKissa Khuwani BazarBala hissar fortTakht BahiKafir kot Mahabat Khan Masjid

Khyber PassSituated in Spin Ghar Range53 km stretched pass connecting

Pakistan and Afghanistan at Torkham Border

History dates from 326 BCOrigin from two arched pilled

gate called Bab-e-KhyberElevation 1512 FeetMany invadors crossed this pass

such as Alexander, Ranjit Singh, Mehmood Ghaznavi, Ahmed Shah Abdali, Sikhs etc

Peshawar Museum

• Museum in Peshawar• Founded in 1907 in memory of queen Victoria•Famous for collection of Gandharran art• It also has Hindu, Buddhist & Mughal Islamic Architectural styles

Kissa Khwani Bazar•Situated in Peshawar•Indian actor Dillip Kumar was born in this bazaar•Kanishka Merchants were used to trade here•At night they used to tell stories•Thus bazaar named as Khissa Khwani Bazar (bazar of story tellers)

Takht-e-bahi•Situated in Mardan•Origin in 1st century•Takht means “Capital” Bahi means “Spring”•There were two springs in the top•Small fortified city•Represents Buddhist’s Architecture

Kafir Kot•Ancient ruin in Dera Ismail Khan•Explored in 1915•Shows exsistence of Hindu Civilization•Consist of two Forts•Outer defensive walls of forts consist of rough block of stones•Many small buildings resembles to Hindu Temples

LAKES & Rivers

Saif-ul-Maluk

Lulusar Lake

Ansoo Lake

Kunhar River

Mountains

Hindu Kash

K2

Ayubia

Swat Mountain Ranges

Switzerland of Pakistan

Thandiani

Famous Personalities

Younus Khan

SHAHID KHAN AFRIDI

Jahangir Khan(Squash Player)

Imran Khan

Malala Yousufzai

Madhubala

Dilip Kumar

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