Hashtnagri

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

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Coordinates: 34°0′48.3″N 71°34′44.7″E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
District	Peshawar District
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)

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 Pakistanis but a sizeable population of 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.

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

See also

• TransPeshawar
• Faqeerabad
• Gulbahar Peshawar

References

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7. "SBBWU Peshawar - Affiliated Colleges". www.sbbwu.edu.pk.
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9. "Ancient Hindu temple in Peshawar being 'secretly' demolished, say locals - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
10. Ashfaq, Mohammad (15 November 2015). "Ancient gurdwara closed since 1942 set for reopening". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
11. "Ancient Sikh Temple Reopened In Pakistan". NDTV.com. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
12. Bacha, Ali Hazrat (31 March 2016). "Sikh temple reopens for worship after 70 years in Peshawar". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
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15. Report, Bureau (24 August 2002). "PESHAWAR: List of NA, PA constituencies in Peshawar". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 11 September 2017. {{cite web}}: |first1= has generic name (help)
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18. Khan, Photo: Hidayat (2016-03-30). "Gurdwara Bhai Biba Singh opens its doors after 60 years". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2024-08-09.