Kohat facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kohat
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Kohat’s Ghomkol Sharif shrine is associated with the Naqshbandi order of Sufism

Kohat is a city in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan which serves as the capital of the Kohat District. The city is regarded as a centre of the Bangash. Bangash. Bangash tribe of Pashtuns have lived in the region since the late 15th century.

Kohat was the site of frequent armed skirmishes between British colonialist forces and local tribesmen in the mid to late 19th century.

Modern Kohat is now a medium-sized city with a population of approximately 270,000 people, and centres on a British-era fort, various bazaars, and a permanent British - India military station.

Wildlife parks

Tanda Wildlife Park is located near Kohat city. The total area of the park is 2800 acres, consisting of Tanda reservoir and its catchments in Kohat. This is the largest wildlife park of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa . Its wonderfully rich and varied landscape supports a range of mammals and birds, both migratory and indigenous, as well as a few reptiles.

The local people do not have any right of grazing, lopping or firewood collection as the ownership lies with the provincial government.

Kotal Pheasantry is established in Kotal wildlife park in district Kohat, with an objective to grow and provide breeding environment to exotic/indigenous wildlife species.

Images for kids

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  A miniature painting depicting the 1505 visit of the Mughal Emperor Babur to Kohat.

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  A royal Durrani tomb near Kohat

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  Railway station in 1900

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  Kohat Valley