Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, also
known as KPK (formerly known as North-West Frontier Province), is one of the
four provinces of Pakistan, located in the northwestern region of the country.
The capital and largest city in KPK is Peshawar, followed by Mardan. KPK shares
an international border with Afghanistan, and is connected via the Khyber Pass.
Some interesting facts
about KPK:
1.
The second highest mountain peak in the world, K2, is located in
these Northern Areas.
2.
The Karakoram Highway is the bridge between China and Pakistan, and
has been constructed at a height of 15,397 ft. making it the highest paved
international road in the world.
3.
The highest polo ground in the World is located in Gilgit,
Baltistanon the Shandur Top commonly referred to as the roof of the world.
4.
The people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa converse in a
variety of languages such as Khowar, Hindko, Kohistani, Shina, Torwali,
Kashmiri, Kalasha, Farsi and Kaghani.
6.
The province is divided into three parts, one is composed of
settled areas, the second is called FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas), the third is PATA (Provincially Administered Tribal Areas).
7.
The province originally known as the North-WestFrontier Province but was renamed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2010.
8.
The literacy rate of this region was recorded in
2012 to be 60.9%
9.
Due to the invasion of Afghanistan by the
Soviets, Peshawar provided 3 million Afghan refugees with shelter.
