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Parachinar
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Coordinates: PK_type:city 33°54′N 70°6′E / 33.900°N 70.100°E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Division | Kohat |
District | Kurram |
Tehsil | Upper Kurram |
Elevation | 1,705 m (5,594 ft) |
Population | |
• Town | 190,000 |
• Estimate () | 195,502 |
• Rank | 9th, Kohat Division |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Parachinar (Pashto: پاړه چنار; Urdu: پاڑہ چنار) is a town and the capital of the Kurram District in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[2]
Parachinar is situated on the west of Peshawar, that juts into the Paktia, Logar and Nangarhar provinces of Afghanistan. With a distance of 110 kilometres (68 mi) from the Afghan capital Kabul, Parachinar is the closest point in Pakistan to Kabul.
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