Kohat

Kohat کوهاټ کوہاٹ
City
Ghamkol Sharif, a shrine associated with the Naqshbandi order of Sufism within Sunni Islam
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Coordinates: 33°35′N 71°26′E / 33.583°N 71.433°E / 33.583; 71.433
Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Division	Kohat Division
District	Kohat District
Tehsil	Kohat Tehsil
Government [2]
• Type	Mayor-council
• Body	District Government
• Mayor	Shair Zaman[1] (JUI-F)
• Deputy Mayor	N/A
• Deputy Commissioner	Asmatullah Wazir BPS-18(PAS)
• District Police Officer	Farhan Khan (BPS-20 PSP)
Elevation	489 m (1,604 ft)
Population  (2017)[3]
• City	228,779
• Rank	35th, Pakistan 4th, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
	Kohat Municipal Committee: 191,844 Kohat Cantonment: 36,935
Time zone	UTC+05:00 (PKT)
Calling code	+92 922
Highways	N-55 N-80
Number of union councils	31
Website	kohat.kp.gov.pk

Kohat (Pashto: کوهاټ; Urdu: کوہاٹ) is a city that serves as the capital of the Kohat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is regarded as a centre of the Bangash tribe of Pashtuns, who have lived in the region since the late 15th century.^[4] With a population of over 220,000 people,^[3] the city is the fourth-largest in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the 35th-largest in Pakistan in terms of population. Kohat's immediate environs were the site of frequent armed skirmishes between British colonialist forces and local tribesmen in the mid to late 19th century. It is centred on a British-era fort, various bazaars, and a military cantonment. Pashto and the Kohati dialect of Hindko are the main languages spoken in Kohat.

The city of Kohat is also the namesake of and largest city in the Kohat Division, being over four times larger than the second-largest city in the division: Karak.