Karkhano ( ps, کارخانو) is a market area located on the western side of
Peshawar
Peshawar (; ps, پېښور ; hnd, ; ; ur, ) is the sixth most populous city in Pakistan, with a population of over 2.3 million. It is situated in the north-west of the country, close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is ...
,
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...
,
Pakistan
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, near the
Khyber Tribal District, which in turn borders
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
. The market was established in 1985 has more than 4,500 shops, owned by
Pashtun
Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically re ...
traders. The name ''Kārkhānō'' means "industries" in
Pashto language
Pashto (,; , ) is an Eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family. It is known in historical Persian literature as Afghani ().
Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, it is one of the two official langua ...
. On the right side of the markets are many industries which are actually located in the Hayatabad industrial estate. As the industries emerged in this area so did these markets. The people in Peshawar usually visit these markets because the prices of commodities in the shops are less than in other commercial parts of Peshawar. This market gets a huge amount of
contraband from smugglers. The Market sells anything from electronics to clothing including clothes, cosmetics, toys, watches, cigars, video games, shoes, etc. The rising
price of oil
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has seen a discount price of smuggled petrol in the market.
Main markets of Karkhano
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United Plaza
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Shah Shopping Centre
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G.B Market
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Shaheen Market
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Ameen Market
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Sitara Market
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Al-Haj Market
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Kabul Shopping Plaza
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National Market
*Peerano Market
*Kabul Market
*Malak Taj Market
*Awami Market
*Khyber Market
*Shinwari Market
*S.S Plaza
*Royal Plaza
*Bejli Market
*Palace Market
*Khalid Market
*Afghan Market
*Hussain Market
*Makkah Market
*S.G Plaza
*Jan Plaza
*Afridi Plaza
*M.S Market
*Haroon Market
Incident
References
Economy of Peshawar
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