Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

See also: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Transliteration of Urdu خیبر پختونخوا (xaibar paxtūnxvā), from خیبر (xaibar, “Khyber”) +‎ پختونخوا (paxtūnxvā, “Land of the Pashtun”), literally “the Khyber side of the Pashtun heartland”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkaɪbər pəkˈtuːŋkwə/

Proper noun

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

  2. A province in northwestern Pakistan. Capital: Peshawar.

Synonyms

  • North-West Frontier Province (one of the previous regions prior to the merger in 2010)
  • Afghania (historical, proposed rename before "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa" was chosen in 2010)
  • Gandhara (historical, proposed rename before "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa" was chosen in 2010, favoured by some due to its lack of ethnic connotations)

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See also

provinces and territories of Pakistanedit
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