1) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has a population of 17.8 million and its main ethnic group is Pashtuns. Pashto is the common language. 2) The culture is highlighted by clothing like shalwar kameez for men and long kameez with dupatta for women. Dishes include chappli kabab and dam pukht. 3) The province has a 52% literacy rate and universities include Peshawar University. The economy relies on cash crops, dry fruits, and tourism. Famous poets include Rehman Baba and Khushal Khan Khattak.

1. Culture of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa
Muqaddas Noureen (Leader)
Syeda Hareem
Rimsha Mehmood
Maria Iqbal
Yamna Alam
Maha Irfan
Sohaib Saleem
Syed Wahab Shah
Muhammad Fayyaz
Syed Khaleel Ullah
Course Facilitator: Miss Uzma Qazi

2. Introduction
 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa previously known
as North West Frontier Province
 Area 74,521 Square Kilometers
 Population 17.8 million (Approx)
 Ethnic Group Pashtuns Others are
Hazarewalas & Chitralis
 Pashto is the common Language Others
are kalami, Hindko, Siraiki, Bateri,
Kalkoti etc

3. Overview
 History
 Climate
 Clothing
 Dishes
 Music and Dance
 Economy
 Mines and Minerals
 Historical and tourist places
 Games
 Festivals

4. History
 Pashtun culture highlighted when The Great
Alexander explored Pakistan and Afghanistan
 Origin of this culture is not cleared
Greeks Gandhara
Mehmood
Ghaznavi
Mughal
dynesty
Sikhs Britishs
N.W.F.P
created
As a part
of
Pakistan
Afghan
refugees
Named
as KPK
323 B.C 516 B.C
1001 to 1027
A.D
1600 A.D 1818 A.D 1849 A.D 1901 1947 1980 2010

5. Climate
 Climate of KPK varies immensely
 Temperature varies from 0°C to 41°C
 400mm falls in summer moon soon
 Province has most number of forest as compare to
others 31.8%
 Snow falls during winters

6. Clothing
 Commonly Men wear Partug kamees (shalwar
Kameez)
 Pagri or Turban
 Kakul hat
 Peshawari Chappal
 Women wears Partug Kamees with long Dupatta

7. Dishes
 Chappli Kabab
 Dam Pukht
 Kawa (tea)
 Kabli Pulao
 Saag
 Lobia (beans)
 Cholay (chick pea)
Kalu Khani Thalee

8. Education
 52% Literacy Rate
 Some Famous Universities are
 University of Peshawar
 NWFP Agricultural University
 Institute of Management Studies
 University of Engineering and Technology (NWFP)
 NWFP Post-Graduate Medical Institute
 Hazara University

9. Economy
 3rd largest Province of Pakistan
 10.5% contribution in GDP
 Major cash crops are Wheat, Maize, Rice, Tobacco,
Sugar Beets
 Land of Dry Fruits
 Tourism

10.  Amir Kror Surti
 Rehman baba
 Pir Roshan
 Khushal Khan Khattak
 Ahmad Shah Durrani
Famous Poets

11. Rehman Baba
 Most Famous Poet of KPK
 Showed peaceful mystical side of local
culture
 343 poems
 Shrine in peshawar

12. Khushal Khan Khattak
 Chief of Khattak Tribe
 Father of Pashto Literature
 National poet of Afghanistan
 Promotes Pasthun Nationalism

13.  Dance
- Attan dance
- Khattak Dance
- Mahsud Dance
- Waziri Dance
 Music
- Pashto Music
- Classic Ghazals
Musical Instruments:
- Rubab, Sitar, Flute, Tabla
etc
Music And Dance

14. Festivals
 Three Prominent Festivals:
- Eid-ul-Fitr
- Eid-ul-Azha
- Buzkashi
- Nouroz

15. Games

16. Mines And Minerals
 Various types of marbles (3.0 million tonnes
Estimated)
 Granite
 Limestone, Sand Stone
 Various precious Gems
 Gypsum, Graphite
 Coal
 Cooper
 Granite
 Gold

17. Historical places
 Khyber Pass
 Peshawar Museum
 Kissa Khuwani Bazar
 Bala hissar fort
 Takht Bahi
 Kafir kot
 Mahabat Khan Masjid

18. Khyber Pass
 Situated in Spin Ghar Range
 53 km stretched pass connecting
Pakistan and Afghanistan at Torkham
Border
 History dates from 326 BC
 Origin from two arched pilled gate
called Bab-e-Khyber
 Elevation 1512 Feet
 Many invadors crossed this pass such
as Alexander, Ranjit Singh, Mehmood
Ghaznavi, Ahmed Shah Abdali, Sikhs
etc

19. Peshawar Museum
• Museum in Peshawar
• Founded in 1907 in memory
of queen Victoria
•Famous for collection of
Gandharran art
• It also has Hindu, Buddhist
& Mughal Islamic
Architectural styles

20. Kissa Khwani Bazar
•Situated in Peshawar
•Indian actor Dillip Kumar
was born in this bazaar
•Kanishka Merchants were
used to trade here
•At night they used to tell
stories
•Thus bazaar named as Khissa
Khwani Bazar (bazar of story
tellers)

21. Takht-e-bahi
•Situated in Mardan
•Origin in 1st century
•Takht means “Capital” Bahi
means “Spring”
•There were two springs in the
top
•Small fortified city
•Represents Buddhist’s
Architecture

22. Kafir Kot
•Ancient ruin in Dera Ismail
Khan
•Explored in 1915
•Shows exsistence of Hindu
Civilization
•Consist of two Forts
•Outer defensive walls of forts
consist of rough block of stones
•Many small buildings resembles
to Hindu Temples

23. LAKES & Rivers

24. Saif-ul-Maluk

25. Lulusar Lake

26. Ansoo Lake

27. Kunhar River

28. Mountains

29. Hindu Kash

30. K2

31. Ayubia

32. Swat Mountain
Ranges

33. Thandiani

34. Famous Personalities

35. Younus Khan

36. SHAHID KHAN
AFRIDI

37. Jahangir Khan
(Squash Player)

38. Imran Khan

39. Malala Yousufzai

40. Madhubala

41. Dilip Kumar