Nawan Shehr

Nawan Shehr is a town in , Khyber Pakthunkhwa, . The town is renowned for the historic Ilyasi Masjid, the largest and oldest mosque in the district of Abbottabad.
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  • Type: Town with 35,700 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Pakistan
  • Also known as: Nawan Shahr”, “Nawanshehr”, and “Nawāshahr

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abbottabad.

is a city in of , north of on the Karakoram Highway. The town is at an altitude of 1250 m and gets quite a lot of Pakistani tourism, mainly people escaping the hot season in nearby , or .

Nawan Shehr

Latitude
34.16537° or 34° 9′ 55″ north
Longitude
73.26604° or 73° 15′ 58″ east
Population
35,700
Elevation
1,227 metres (4,026 feet)
Open location code
8J6M5788+4C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3122901802
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1169073
Wiki­data ID
Q6982874
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Uzbek—“Nawan Shehr” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Nawanshehr
  • Dutch: Nawan Shehr
  • French: Nawanshehr
  • Hindi: नवांशहर
  • Irish: Nawanshehr
  • Polish: Nawanshehr
  • Portuguese: Nawan shehr
  • Portuguese: Nawan Shehr
  • Urdu: نواں شہر، ایبٹ آباد
  • Urdu: نواں شہر، خیبر پختونخوا
  • Uzbek: Nawan Shehr

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