Mansehra
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Mansehra مانسہرہ |
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 Pakistan
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| Province : | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | ||
| Coordinates : |
34 ° 20 ' N , 73 ° 12' E
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| Height : |
1088 m
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| Residents : | 127,623 (2017 census) | ||
| Time zone : |
PST ( UTC + 5 )
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Mansehra (Urdu: مانسہرہ) is the capital of the Mansehra district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in Pakistan .
history
The city has a long history and was a significant city during the Maurya Empire under the rule of Emperor Ashoka .
Population development
| Census year | population |
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| 1901 | 5,087 |
| 1972 | 19,865 |
| 1981 | 27,843 |
| 1998 | 49,534 |
| 2017 | 127,623 |
Attractions
The Mansehra Rock Edicts are fourteen edicts of the Maurya emperor Ashoka inscribed on rocks in Mansehra. The edicts are cut into three boulders and date from the 3rd century BC. They are written in the ancient Indian script. They are among the oldest deciphered scripts in South Asia.
gallery
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pakistan: Provinces and Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather, and Web Information. Retrieved March 20, 2020 .