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The Potohar Plateau Pothohar Plateau

The Potohar Plateau

KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ April 02, 2013

The Potohar Plateau (also spelled Pothwar, Potowar or Pothohar) is a plateau in north-eastern Pakistan, between north Punjab and the western …

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Gandhāra Vedic period

Gandhāra

KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ April 02, 2013

Gandhāra is an ancient kingdom (Mahajanapada), located in parts of modern-day northern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan. Gandhara was locat…

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Rawat Fort Sher Shah Suri

Rawat Fort

KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ March 24, 2013

Rawat Fort is located in Pothohar Pakistan. The fort was built in early 16th century by Gakhars, a tribe of the Pothohar plateau. It is 17 km e…

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The Thal desert Thal Desert

The Thal desert

KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ March 21, 2013

Tamarix tree of Thal desert (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) The Thal desert is situated in Punjab, Pakistan. It is vast area mainly between th…

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History of Islamabad Soan River

History of Islamabad

KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ March 19, 2013

Islamabad Capital Territory, located on the Pothohar Plateau, is regarded to be one of the earliest sites of human settlement in Asia. Some o…

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