Mathra (like Muttra, a corruption of Mathura, the original name) is a village 40 km from
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 ...
in
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, ...
province of
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
. It was formerly also known as Mathra Kona.
Administrative area
Patwar circles of Mathra Qanungo Halqa is part of Pakistan National Assembly seat
NA-2 (Peshawar-2) while Mathra Qanungo Halqa, excluding the patwar circles of Regi Uftazai and Regi Lalma, is part of
NA-3 (Peshawar-3) For the KP Provincial Assembly, the entirety of Mathra Qanungo Halqa comes in PF-7 (Peshawar-7).
History
In April 1926, one of the most famous policemen in India,
Eric Handyside, Commandant, North West Frontier Police, was killed in action in Mathra during a routine operation to arrest two outlaws.
Educational Institutes
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Government Degree College Mathra Peshawar
Government Degree College Mathra Peshawar is public sector college located on Warsak Road, Mathra, Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The college offers programs for intermediate both in Arts and Science groups affiliate with Board of Interm ...
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Government Girls Degree College Mathra Peshawar
Government Girls Degree College Mathra Peshawar is public sector college located in Mathra, Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The college offers programs for intermediate level and is affiliated with Board of Intermediate And Secondary Educ ...
See also
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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 ...
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Peshawar District
Peshawar District ( ps, پېښور ولسوالۍ, hnd, , ur, ) is a district in Peshawar Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It is located about 160 km west of the Pakistan's capital Islamabad. The district headquarter i ...
References
Populated places in Peshawar District
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