Danish Abad (

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, the capital city of the

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the northwestern region of the country, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ...

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. It was named after the first settlers in the locality.

History

Previously, the area consisted of cultivated fields. Before the 1930s the locality had been called "Khru Sku" which translates to "eat and drink" in

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, an indication to the fact that the residents were poor farmers who only had farming as a means of self sustenance. However, the suburb grew in importance with the building of the nearby

University of Peshawar The University of Peshawar ( ps, د پېښور پوهنتون; hnd, پشور یونیورسٹی; ur, ; abbreviated UoP; known more popularly as Peshawar University) is a public research university located in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pa ...

Islamia College, The University Public School, The University Model School, Islamia Collegiate School,

Khyber Medical College Khyber Medical College ( ur, , abbreviated as KMC) was established in 1954, is a public sector medical college located in Peshawar. Khyber Medical College is the oldest medical college of the province, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and is considered as one o ...

Khyber Teaching Hospital Khyber Teaching Hospital ( ur, , ps, د خیبر تدريسي روغتون, abbreviated as KTH), is a university hospital and the primary teaching affiliate of Khyber Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan. KTH lies on the historic route that ...

, University of Agriculture (Peshawar), Academy for Rural Development (PARD) and many other important academic, social, economic and commercial venues. It is because of these that Danish Abad today is famously called the Junction Town. Today it is a modern suburban town with well-lit roads and paved streets.

Streets

The town is mapped out in streets starting from street "A" to street "M". On a north–south direction, street R is northernmost representing the front of Danish Abad; "R" here indicates the Railway Line which it borders. This is the famous Peshawar

Landi Kotal Lanḍī Kōtal ( ps, لنډي کوتل, ur, ) or Lwargai ( ps, لواړګی ''Lwāṛgai'') is a town in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, and the administrative capital of Khyber District. It was one of the largest towns in the form ...

Line that passes through the world-famous Khyber Pass. The southernmost part of the town is separated from the rest by the River Kabul Canal and its Canal Road. The easternmost part neighbors with the Pakistan Academy for Rural and Urban Development. The westernmost part borders with Akbar Town, which was previously part of Danish Abad but has now been separated.

Demography

According to a recent survey the town consists of about 28,000 people. The town has its own

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and Naib Nazims. Many residents belong to famous parts of

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, ...

; a large number reside in Lund Khwar,

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, Swabi,

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, Hangu,

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, Karak, Bannu and Regi Model Town. Populated places in Peshawar District {{Peshawar-stub