The architecture of nowshera by Abdullah

1. BY A B D U L L A H H AYAT K H A N
8 6 - F E T / B S C E / F - 1 6

2. S U B J E C T : A R C H I T E C T U R E & T O W N P L A N N I N G
D E P A R T M E N T O F
C I V I L E N G I N E E R I N G
F A C U L T Y O F
S C I E N C E & T E C H N O L O G Y
I N T E R N A T I O N A L I S L A M I C U N I V E R S I T Y
I S L A M A B A D

3. INTRODUCTION
Nowshera also called Nowkhaar is the main city
of Nowshera District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Province of Pakistan
Located in the Valley of Peshawar and
lies on the Kabul River.
 It has 3 tehsils,
 Nowshera Tehsil
 Jehangira Tehsil
 Pabbi Tehsil
 47 Union Councils
 3 Cantonments
 Nowshera Cantonment
 Cherat Cantonment
 Risalpur Cantonment
 Population of Nowshera
 874,373 (1998 Census)
 1,518,540 (2017 Census)

4. HISTORIC BACKGROUND
 Sikh Empire
4th Afghan-Sikh war OR Battle of Nowshera….....1823
 Ranjit Singh death ………………………………..1839
 Second Anglo-Sikh War, The Downfall of Sikh Empire
& The Company Rule……………………1849
 Indian Rebellion(Revolt) & The British Raj……..1857
 Durand Line Agreement…………………………..1893
 The Creation of NWFP……………………………1901
 Independence of Pakistan………………………..1947
The district Nowshera was a part of
Afghanistan as Nowkhaar Province till it was annexed
into British India via the Durand Line Agreement.

5. SHRINE OF KA KA SAHIB

6. SHRINE OF KA KA SAHIB
 16th century’s Sufi saint Kastir Gul alias
Hazrat Rahmkaar Kaka Sahib is located in
a mountainous region in south of
Nowshera district.
 The sons of Ka Ka Sahib Called
“KaKaKhels”.
 His ancestors had migrated from Bukhara
in Central Asia many centuries ago and
permanently settled in the outskirts of
Nowshera.

7. SHRINE OF KA KA SAHIB
The white mausoleum of Kaka
Sahib built by his descendants
and followers in 17th century.
A window inside the tomb

8. SHRINE OF KA KA SAHIB
Beautiful mosaic work and floral
pattern all over inside the
structure in Mughal architecture
style.

9. SHRINE OF KA KA SAHIB
Minaret
in Shrine

10. SHRINE OF KA KA SAHIB
Prestigious artwork on a 200
year old stone inside shrine
still in its finest state
Colorful Floral work on an
arch

11. ZIARAT KA KA SAHIB VILLAGE
 ‘Ziarat Kaka Sahib’
named after the death
of Hazrat Kaka Sahib
 Small uneven terrain
town
Houses are build of
Stone which were
bound with the help of
clay and the exterior of
joints were plastered
with the paste of
crushed stones and
lime. The streets have
stone pavements.

12. ZIARAT KA KA SAHIB VILLAGE
The Dewrhis
The houses main
entrance had a room
called DEWRHI which
worked like a sitting
room for men guests
but later on people
started tying their
livestock in it. It has
now become
obsolete.

13. ZIARAT KA KA SAHIB VILLAGE

14. ZIARAT KA KA SAHIB VILLAGE
The Chopaals
Houses have Chopals where
the elderly men sat down for
chit chat in summers specially
to enjoy the wind and shadow
in early years. The Chopals
had a timber roof with the
support of timber columns or
in some case brick columns. It
is remained opened from all
the sides or in some cases
closed from one side with the
3ft openings in the opposite
side for ventilation.

15. ZIARAT KA KA SAHIB VILLAGE
The village has some old Hindu
shops representing the Hindu
way of architecture. The shop
has a wooden front giving a
unique look to its facede in the
narrow street.

16. RANG MAHAL (THE PAINTED PALACE)
 Aurang Mahal, currently known as
Rang Mahal was built around 1661-
1681 by Aurangzeb Alamgir who
was the sixth emperor of the
Mughal Empire
 It is said once Mughal King
Aurangzeb came to Nowshera to
meet Kaka Sahib but he refused to
see him in his residence. Then a
makeshift palace was erected which
still exists at a short distance in
Valai village.

17. RANG MAHAL (THE PAINTED PALACE)
The material used in
it includes locally
available irregular
blocks of lime stone
fixed in thick layers
of yellowish lime
mortar, locally made
chowkas used for
pavement.

18. RANG MAHAL (THE PAINTED PALACE)
Its walls and
arches have
floral designs
and plants with
fully and half
blossomed
flowers of
colorful
pigments.

19. BAOLI STEP WELL (AKORA KHATTAK)
Built between 1895-1905 by a wealthy contractor and
Muslim Leader Khan Mir Aslam Khan Khattak on a trade
route
Designed by an architect from Nagpur, British India.
The only raw materials used in its construction are different
sized stones and cement of those days.
Deep water well on one side which is about two to three
stories deep and more than 50 stairs on the other side.
To allow cattle and horses to reach water.

20. BAOLI STEP WELL (AKORA KHATTAK)

21. MIR ASLAM KHAN MOSQUE
Mir Aslam Khan Mosque
also called “Speen
Jumat” was also built by
Mir Aslam Khan.
It is situated in Shaidu
Village.
It is a symbol 1880’s rich
Islamic architecture.

22. MIR ASLAM KHAN MOSQUE

23. MIR ASLAM KHAN MOSQUE
The mosque has some beautiful interior designs on walls,arches as well as
wooden work.

24. TAJ BUILDING

25. TAJ BUILDING
 The Taj Building is an architectural jewel
on the main Grand Trunk Road in
Nowshera, built in 1920 by Khan
Bahadur Taj Muhammad who was a
famous colonial-era contractor and
landlord whose father Abdul Hamid
Khan had been in the service of the
British Empire as well.
 Blend of Roman, Gothic and Oriental
architecture
 The Material used for construction is
mainly brick bound with the
cementitious material locally know as
Khaka plus lime. Imported girders were
used having roofs of Chowkas.

26. TAJ BUILDING

27. TAJ BUILDING
Beautiful Jharoka-styled
(elevated window balcony)
on the backside of Taj
Building

28. BADRASHI HOUSE

29. BADRASHI HOUSE
 Badrashi House is the garden
palace at Village Badrashi in
Nowshera built by Khan
Bahadur.
 The palace has 5 gates of
beautiful architectural
designs.
 Constructed in 1930’s
 Moslty Brick is used.

30. BADRASHI HOUSE
A Chowny for
watchmen at a
palace corner

31. BADRASHI HOUSE

32. SADDAR BAZAR (PRE-PARTITION HOUSES)

33. SADDAR BAZAR (PRE-PARTITION HOUSES)

34. SADDAR BAZAR (PRE-PARTITION HOUSES)
Some old houses in saddar
having arched shape
entrance gates, wooden
Jarokhas and beautiful
doors with designed
wooden work.

35. SADDAR BAZAR (PRE-PARTITION HOUSES)

36. CHERAT CANTT
 Cherat is a hill station
and a cantonment
build by British Raj in
1860’s
 Sanitarium for British
troops

37. RISALPUR CANTT
 Risalpur is also known as "Home of
Eagles“
 It has the oldest buildings dating from
1913 or 1914.

38. NOWSHERA CANTT
 Old Kashti Pull
 Railway Bridge 1903
 Concrete Bridge 1980s

39. NOWSHERA CANTT

40. PRESENT DAY ARCHITECTURE

41. THANK YOU
For Information & Old Photos
• References;
http://nowshera.org
http://nativepakistan.com
https://thenatuesbeauty.blogspot.com
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowshera_District
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275098
038_RANG_MAHAL_AT_VALAI
Facebook Pages;
DC Nowshera Volunteers
Proud to be Nowsherian
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Abdullah Hayat Khan
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Osaid Ali Shah
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Zarak
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