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Bannu

For other uses, see Bannu (disambiguation).

Bannu
  • بنو
  • بنوں
|بنی گل
City
A street in Bannu
A street in Bannu
Nickname: 
بنی گل
Bannu is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Bannu
Bannu
Location within Pakistan
Bannu is located in Pakistan
Bannu
Bannu
Bannu (Pakistan)
Coordinates: 32°59′11″N 70°36′16″E / 32.98639°N 70.60444°E / 32.98639; 70.60444
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionBannu
DistrictBannu
HeadquartersBannu
Government
[3]
 • TypeMayor-council
 • BodyDistrict Government
 • MayorIrfan Khan Durrani[1] (JUI-F)
 • Deputy CommissionerShah Saud BPS-18(PAS)[2]
 • District Police OfficerDr. Muhammad Iqbal (BPS-18 PSP)
Area
 • District Bannu1,972 km2 (761 sq mi)
Elevation
375.514 m (1,232.001 ft)
Population
 (2023)[4]
 • District Bannuaround 1,357,890
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Highways N-55
N-5
Websitebannu.kp.gov.pk

Bannu (Pashto: بنو, romanized: banū, pronounced [/bɑnu/] ; Urdu: بنوں, romanized: bannū̃, pronounced [bənːũː] ) also called Bana and Bani (Pashto: باني, romanized: bānī, pronounced [/ˈbɑni] )[citation needed] is a city located on the Kurram River in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the capital of Bannu Division. Bannu's residents are primarily members of the Banuchi tribe[6] and speak Banuchi (Baniswola),[7] a dialect of Pashto which is similar to the distinct Waziristani dialect. The residents regardless of their tribes are commonly called Banusi, Banuchi or Banisi.

The major industries of Bannu are cloth weaving, sugar mills[8] and the manufacturing of cotton fabrics, machinery and equipment.[9] It is famous for its weekly Jumma fair. The district forms a basin drained by the Kurram and Gambila (or Tochi) rivers.[10]

  1. ^ "Bannu City Council - KPK Local Body Election Result 2021". Geo News. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Deputy Commissioner Bannu". Facebook. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  3. ^ "District Bannu". Department of Local Government, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  4. ^ "POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA (BANNU DISTRICT)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  5. ^ Claus, Peter J.; Diamond, Sarah; Ann Mills, Margaret (2003). South Asian Folklore: An Encyclopedia : Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka. Taylor & Francis. p. 447. ISBN 9780415939195.
  6. ^ Bannu; or our Afghan Frontier. S.S. Thorbourne, 1883. Trűbner & Co., London, pp. 3, 5.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference IGI was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Bannu | Pakistan | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Lawyers continue protest". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  10. ^ Yunas, S. Fida (2015). Bannu: Its History and Culture (First ed.). Karachi: Oxford University Press.

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