Besham

Besham is a city in the of , Pakistan. Located on the right bank of the , Besham serves as a major junction on the Karakoram Highway, that connects Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab with , and crosses over into China's .
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  • Type: Town
  • Description: town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
  • Also known as: “Besham Qala”, “Beshām Qala”, “Besham Qila”, “Bisham”, “比瑟姆”, and “贝萨姆”

Besham

Latitude
34.92925° or 34° 55′ 45″ north
Longitude
72.87903° or 72° 52′ 45″ east
Elevation
610 metres (2,001 feet)
Open location code
8J6JWVHH+MJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 299007032
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1182934
Wiki­data ID
Q3307940
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Besham” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بشام”
  • Arabic: “بيشام”
  • Asturian: “Besham”
  • Bengali: “বেশাম”
  • Chinese: “贝沙姆”
  • Danish: “Besham”
  • Dutch: “Besham”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بيشام”
  • Finnish: “Besham”
  • French: “Besham”
  • Greek: “Μπέσαμ”
  • Gujarati: “બેશમ”
  • Hindi: “बिशाम”
  • Hindi: “बेशाम”
  • Indonesian: “Besham”
  • Italian: “Besham”
  • Japanese: “ベシャーム”
  • Japanese: “ベシャム”
  • Kannada: “ಬೆಸಮ್”
  • Korean: “베스햄”
  • Latvian: “Bešama”
  • Lithuanian: “Bešamas”
  • Malay: “Besham”
  • Marathi: “बेशम”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Besham”
  • Persian: “بشام”
  • Polish: “Besham”
  • Portuguese: “Besham”
  • Russian: “Бешам”
  • Sinhala: “බෙශාම්”
  • Spanish: “Besham”
  • Swedish: “Besham”
  • Tamil: “பேஷம்”
  • Telugu: “బేషం”
  • Thai: “เบชฮาม”
  • Turkish: “Besham”
  • Ukrainian: “Бешам”
  • Urdu: “بشام”
  • Urdu: “بیشام”
  • Vietnamese: “Besham”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Khutkhutai and Zor Butial.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Tehsil hospital besham and Jinnah Park Besham.

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