Nowshera (Pashto: نوښار)(Urdu: نوشہرہ) called by the locals "Now-khaar" is a major district in the North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan.

The Nowshera city is famous mainly for its Cantonment which is home to the Pakistan Army "School Of Artillery", School of ASC, ASC center, Armour center and School of Armour of Pakistan Army. The area comprises of many famous Pakhtun tribes including the Khattaks and Babers. It is also at the junction of Peshawar and Swat Road.

It is the only district of Pakistan with three Cantonments namely Nowshera Cantonment, Risalpur Cantonment and Cherat Cantonment. Nowshera district is spread over a large area with River Kabul bisecting the district. Nowshera District is also making a boundary with the Punjab province.

The president of the MMA, Qazi Hussain Ahmad is member of National Assembly from seat of Nowshera.

Nowshera is also the home to the Tomb of famous Sikh Commander Phula Singh, now an object of pilgramige to Hindus, Muslims & Sikhs alike.

Schools

• Khattak public school Khattak building Nowshera
• Govt High School #1
• Govt high School #2
• Federal Govt School
• Govt High School for Girls
• Govt Post Graduate college for boys
• Govt College for Girls
• Pakistan Army "School Of Artillery"
• School of ASC
• ASC center
• Armour center and School of Armour of Pakistan Army

Villages

Peshungri/Pushtoon Ghari (Situated on the bank of river Kabul)/Khat Kali Nowshera Khurd/Amangarh (is the Industrial area 6km from Nowshera towards Peshawer on GT road, Adamje Paper & board mills, Ismail Kot Textile Mills, Feroze Sons lab, associated Industries, PVC are the major factories, Badrashi, Kaka Sahib, Akora Khattak, Risalpoor, Nowshera Kalan ,Khaishkee,Pirpai,Azakhel,Shaidu.

Nowshera District is mostly populated by Yousf Zia & Khattak Tribe Of Pashtuns. In This District Sub-Tribe Of main Khattak tribe i.e Akorra Khattak is resided in other Sub-clans of this Sub Tribe.

Khattak's tribe villages are situated In an Area i.e known as Illaqa as per their Sub Clan Of their Sub Tribe Of Main Khattak Tribe.

Cherat: It includes villages of Dak Ismail Khel,Saleh Khana including shangri, Jarroba, Dak be-Sood, Koltlai, Bakhtay and many more.

Swera Khattak : i.e Manki Sharif, Pallosai, minai, Kaka-saib(Ziarat), wallai , Tangi Khattak, Kati-khel (Paharri). and many more.

Khwarra Khattak (Nizampur): Nizampur Bazar, Garru, Kahey, Gaju Khel , Marrobba , Mir Kalan , Namal , Peeran , Hasso Khel , Amiro kalley . Inzarrey, Mandorey, Jabbai, and many more.

Khattak's Land also stretches in the Mountains behind Akorra and Jehangira.And, On the Road Shaidu, Akorra Khattak and some other villages are also included in it.

Besides Khattaks, Nowshera is also home to migrated tribe of Hassan khel Afridi. Most of their population is in Misri Banda village some 10 km from Nowshera , opposite to Akora Khattak.

Famous Personalities

• Khushal Khan Khattak
• Hazrat Bahadur Baber
• Hazrat Kaka-saib (r.a)

Military Personals

Two Army Officer had got Sitara-e-Jurrat,both were from village Peshungri/Pushtoon Ghari.

There are many well known military peronals from the Village of Ziarat kaka Sahib, Nowshera e.g.

• Major Gen.(R) R. G. L. G. Badasha (Late)
• Major Gen. Shahida Badsha, daughter of R. G. L. G. Badsha
• Major Gen.(R) Asad Muneer
• Major Gen.(R) Jan-e-Sardar Gul (Late)
• Brig.(R) Khalid Muneer

Up Comming Scientist

• Dr. Gulfam Nasar Ph. D Chemistry

Politician

• Naseer ullah Khan Baber (P.P.P)
• Malik Ijaz-Ud-Din Khan
• Pervez Khattak (P.P.P Shir paw Group)
• Sartaj Aziz (Finince Minister of Pakistan)
• Mian Muzafar Shah
• Mian Jamal Shah
• Qazi Badri jamala
• Qurban Ali Khan
• Qazi Husain Ahmed (Jamat Islami)
• Shahen Shah Khattak Of Mastana
• Malik Ijaz-Ud-Din Khan
• Ajmal Khattak (Akora Khattak)
• Mulana Sami-ul-haq (Akora Khattak)
• Jan Muhammad khan Khattak (Akora Khattak)

Poet

• Khushal Khan Khattak is the National poet

Of Afghanistan who writes In Pashto and Darri(Both are National Languages Of Afghanistan). In capital Kabul,Afghanistan there is a University by His Name.

• Shakespeare Of Kaka Saib

• Afsar Ali Of Asori Payan

• Munjawer Of Adamzai

• Fazal -e- Akbar Saalab

• Sadaqat Jan ( Kotak Shah of Chashmai)

Games

• Cricket,Hockey And Football Is Widely PLayed While On Khattak's Area

Vollyball has great popularity.

See Also

• Nowshera District