Bala Hissar, Peshawar
Bala Hissar (Pashto/Urdu/Hindko: قلعه بالاحصار), also spelt Bala Hisar, is a historic fortress located in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. First mentioned by 7th-century explorer Xuanzang, the fort was used as a royal residence for the Durrani Empire since December 1747, when Ahmad Shah Durrani conquered Peshawar. The Sikhs reconstructed the fort after capturing Peshawar in March 1823. In 1849, the British East India Company reconstructed the fort's outer walls. The fort now serves as headquarters for Pakistan's Frontier Corps.
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Bala Hissar, Peshawar
Bala Hissar (Pashto/Urdu/Hindko: قلعه بالاحصار), also spelt Bala Hisar, is a historic fortress located in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. First mentioned by 7th-century explorer Xuanzang, the fort was used as a royal residence for the Durrani Empire since December 1747, when Ahmad Shah Durrani conquered Peshawar. The Sikhs reconstructed the fort after capturing Peshawar in March 1823. In 1849, the British East India Company reconstructed the fort's outer walls. The fort now serves as headquarters for Pakistan's Frontier Corps.
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Bala Hissar (Pashto/Urdu/Hindk ...... for Pakistan's Frontier Corps.
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El fort de Bala Hisar és una f ...... tadella a la fortalesa (1849).
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Le Bala Hissar ou Bala Hisar ( ...... du Frontier Corps depuis 1949.
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Samīr Gaṛh
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Bala Hissar (Pashto/Urdu/Hindk ...... for Pakistan's Frontier Corps.
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El fort de Bala Hisar és una f ...... a i que vol dir "Castell Alt".
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Het Bala Hisar-fort (Pasjtoe/U ...... muren van het fort opnieuw op.
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Le Bala Hissar ou Bala Hisar ( ...... l'usage ne s'est pas répandu.
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Bala Hisar-fort
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Bala Hissar, Peshawar
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Fort de Bala Hisar
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Fort de Bala Hissar (Peshawar)
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