Mardan
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mardan
مردان | |
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Country | Pakistan |
Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
District | Mardan division |
Tehsil | Mardan |
Government | |
• Commissioner | Kifaiat Ullah Khan. |
• Deputy Inspector General Police | Muhammad Ali Babakhil |
• MNA, Mardan I | Amir Haidar Khan Hoti. |
• MNA, Mardan II | Ali Muhammad khan. |
Area | |
• Total | 632 km2 (244 sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Calling code | +92 937 |
Website | MardanJALALA |
Mardan ( مردان) is a city and headquarters of Mardan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan.[1] Mardan is the 19th largest city of Pakistan.[2] It is the de facto headquarters of the Yousafzai tribe, although a significant number of Momands have settled there over the past years. It is the second most populous city in the province,[1] located in the south west of the district at 34°12'0N 72°1'60E and an altitude of 283 metres (928 ft).[3]
Gallery
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Mardan city map.
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Bacha Khan Monument at College Square Mardan
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Irrigation House Mardan
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Kuzkandi Jamiah Masjid at Baghdada, Mardan
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Bank road at evening
People from Mardan
- Dr Muhammad Farooq Khan, Pakistani scholar
- Roedad Khan, Pakistani statesman
- Younis Khan, Pakistani cricketer
- Sartaj Aziz. Pakistani economist
Cultural allusions
Mardan features in the novel The Far Pavilions by M. M. Kaye.