Kohat
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Kohat کوہاٹ |
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 Pakistan
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| Province : | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | ||
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33 ° 35 ' N , 71 ° 26' E
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| Height : |
489 m
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| Residents : | 228,779 (2017 census) | ||
| Time zone : |
PST ( UTC + 5 )
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Kohat (Pashto: کوهاټ, Urdu: کوہاٹ) is the capital of the Kohat district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in Pakistan . The city is considered to be the center of the Pashtun tribe of Bangash, who have lived in the region since the late 15th century.
history
The region was mainly populated by orakzai, who were then driven from the west by the Bangash in the 14th and 15th centuries, and by khattaks from the south. The Kohat region was likely firmly dominated by Bangash tribesmen in the early late 15th century after a decisive battle in nearby Alizai. After that, Bangash tribes settled in the fertile valleys and assimilated remaining indigenous people into the larger Bangash tribe.
The first historical record of the city comes from the autobiography of Mughal Emperor Babur . After the conquest of Peshawar , Babur was reportedly told of vast fortunes in Kohat. He invaded Kohat in 1505 and ransacked it, only to find out that the stories of his wealth were exaggerated. After the capture of Kohat, Babur's army marched towards Bangash Land, where he defeated a group of tribesmen.
After that, the city was part of the Durranireichs , the kingdom of the Sikh and the British Empire . In 1947 it fell to the independent Pakistan. More recently, the city has been hit several times by attacks by the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan .
Population development
| Census year | population |
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| 1972 | 65.202 |
| 1981 | 77,604 |
| 1998 | 126,627 |
| 2017 | 228.779 |
Infrastructure
Kohat is a major hub on the N-55 Indus Highway, which connects Peshawar with Karachi, and the N-80 Highway, which connects Kohat with Islamabad. The 1.9 kilometer long Kohat tunnel was completed in 2004 and connects the southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with Peshawar. The tunnel, which was built with Japanese support, drastically reduced travel times over the Kohat Pass.
The city has a train station, which was opened in 1902.
education
With the Kohat University of Science & Technology , Preston University and a campus of the University of Engineering & Technology, Peshawar there are three universities in the city.
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Individual evidence
- ^ Henry St George Tucker (officiating deputy commissioner.): Report on the settlement of the Kohat district in the Panjáb . Calcutta Central Press, 1884 ( google.de [accessed May 4, 2020]).
- ↑ Pakistan: Provinces and Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather, and Web Information. Retrieved March 20, 2020 .