Afshan Colony
Afshan Colony is a locality in Peshawar District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Afshan Colony is situated nearby to the locality Nasirabad, as well as near Dheri Baghbanan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Peshawar Cantonment and Muhābat Khān Masjid.
Peshawar Cantonment
Railway station
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Peshawar Cantonment Railway Station is the principal railway station in Peshawar, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located on Saddar Road. The station is staffed and has a booking office.
Muhābat Khān Masjid
Mosque
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The Mahabat Khan Mosque, sometimes spelt Mohabbat Khan Mosque, is a 17th-century Mughal-era mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan. The mosque was built in 1630, and named after the Mughal governor of Peshawar, Mahabat Khān. Muhābat Khān Masjid is situated 2½ km northeast of Afshan Colony.
Gor Khatri
Archaeological site
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Gor Khatri is an archeological site located in Peshawar, Pakistan. It was built in the Mughal-era by Jehan Ara Begum, daughter of Shah Jahan, as a caravanserai. Gor Khatri is situated 3 km northeast of Afshan Colony.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peshawar.
Peshawar
Peshawar is a relatively prosperous frontier city in Pakistan near the Pakistan-Afghan border, which gives it a distinct Afghan flavour. Peshawar is the capital and largest city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Afshan Colony
- Type: Locality
- Location: Peshawar District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.99173° or 33° 59′ 30″ northLongitude
71.55633° or 71° 33′ 23″ eastElevation
353 metres (1,158 feet)Open location code
8J5HXHR4+MGGeoNames ID
7041247
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