Bannu

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City

Bannu is a historic city in northwestern Pakistan known as a regional commercial and cultural center in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Aliases (2)

Bannu District ×1
Bannu region ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	City →
administrativeCenterOf	Bannu District →
archaeologicalSignificance	near ancient sites of Bannu Basin →
callingCode	0928 →
climate	semi-arid climate →
country	Pakistan →
culturalCharacteristic	Pashto poetry and music → strong tribal traditions →
demographicCharacteristic	predominantly rural hinterland →
economicActivity	livestock market → trade in sugarcane → trade in tobacco → trade in wheat →
elevation	approximately 371 meters →
foundInAncientRegion	Bannu Basin →
governingBody	Bannu Municipal Committee →
hasAirport	Bannu Airport →
hasUniversity	University of Science and Technology Bannu →
historicalRegion	Greater Khorasan cultural sphere → North-West Frontier region →
historicalSignificance	frontier town in British India → military cantonment during British rule →
isPartOf	Bannu District → Bannu Division →
knownFor	Pashtun culture → agricultural trade → historical bazaars →
languageSpoken	English → Pashto → Urdu →
locatedIn	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa → northwestern Pakistan →
locatedOn	Tochi River →
majorEthnicGroup	Banuchi Pashtuns → Wazir Pashtuns →
near	Kurram River basin → Waziristan NERFINISHED →
population	over 600000 →
postalCode	28100 →
region	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa →
religionMajority	Islam →
roadConnection	Indus Highway →
role	regional commercial center → regional cultural center →
sports	cricket → field hockey →
timeZone	Pakistan Standard Time →
transportMode	road transport hub for southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa →
utcOffset	+05:00 →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bannu Division →	capital
Bannu Division →	centeredAround
Bannu Division ("Bannu District") →	containsAdministrativeUnit
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa →	hasCity
Bannu Division →	hasMajorCity
Bannu Division ("Bannu region") →	historicalRegion