Akhunābād Number Two

Akhunābād Number Two is a locality in Peshawar District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Akhunābād Number Two is situated nearby to the locality Sarfraz Colony, as well as near Shāhdhand.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kanishka Stupa and Gor Khatri.

Kanishka Stupa

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The Kanishka Stupa was a monumental stupa established by King Kanishka of Kushan during the 2nd century CE in today's Shaji-ki-Dheri on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan.

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.

The Mahabat Khan Mosque, sometimes spelt Mohabbat Khan Mosque, is a 17th-century Mughal-era mosque in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The mosque was built in 1630, and named after a Mughal governor of Peshawar, Mahabat Khān.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Peshawar.

Peshawar

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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.