Akbarpura

Akbarpura
Akbarpura is located in Pakistan
Akbarpura
Akbarpura
Coordinates: 34°3′20″N 71°43′17″E / 34.05556°N 71.72139°E / 34.05556; 71.72139
Country Pakistan
ProvinceKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictNowshera District
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Akbarpura, or Akbarpūra is a village, which is located roughly 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Peshawar and is part of Pabbi Tehsil of Nowshera District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan.[1] Akbarpura is named after the Mughal Emperor Akbar, who camped there before going to Afghanistan. It was known originally as Sapalikhera.[2] Akbarpura is noted for its Sufi shrines - Baba Saib and Nanga Baba.

  1. ^ Mian, Nurul-Islam (1955). A report on the cost of production and marketing of tobacco, maize, and wheat (Mardan and Peshawar Districts). Board of Economic Enquiry, University of Peshawar. p. 1. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  2. ^ Das, Swarup (1999). Śrī Śrī 84 krosh Vrajamaṇḍala. Samir Debanth. p. 120. Retrieved 23 October 2012.

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