Charsadda
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Charsadda چارسڈّہ is a a town in the Charsadda District, in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. It is located 17 miles from Peshawar.
[edit] History
The original name of Charsadda was Pushkalavati , meaning the Lotus city . It was the administrative center of the area of Gandhara.The history of Charsadda can be traced back to the 6th century BCE. It remained the capital of Gandhara from 6th century BCE to 2nd century CE. Many invaders ranging from the Persians, Alexander the Great's Greeks, the Mauryas, the Greco-Bactrians, the Indo-Greeks, the Indo-Scythians, the Indo-Parthians, the Kushans, the Huns, the Turks and the Hindus have ruled over this region at different times of history. It is believed Alexander the Greats army laid siege to the city in the third century BCE.
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| Administrative Divisions of North-West Frontier Province |  |
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| Capital | Peshawar | |
| Districts | Abbottabad | Bannu | Batagram | Buner | Charsadda | Chitral | Dera Ismail Khan | Hangu | Haripur | Karak | Kohat | Kohistan | Lakki Marwat | Lower Dir | Malakand | Mansehra | Mardan | Nowshera | Peshawar | Shangla | Swabi | Swat | Tank | Upper Dir | |
