Peshawar Cantonment پشاور چھاؤنی
Cantonment
Peshawar Cantonment Location within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Show map of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Peshawar Cantonment Location within Pakistan Show map of Pakistan
Coordinates: 34°00′02″N 71°32′13″E / 34.00056°N 71.53694°E / 34.00056; 71.53694
Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
City District	Peshawar
Established	1868
Government
• Type	Cantonment Board
Population  (2017)[1]
• Total	70,741
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Website	https://www.cbp.gov.pk

Peshawar Cantonment (Urdu: پشاور چھاؤنی, Pashto: د پیښور کنډک) is a garrison located in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Although the cantonment is located within Peshawar City District, it is an independent municipality under control of the Military Lands & Cantonments Department of the Ministry of Defence.^[2] It serves as

Popular areas in the Cantonment are Garrison Rangers Club, Army Stadium Park, Peshawar Services Club, Serena Hotel, Food court, PAF Hospital and others. Peshawar Cantonment is under the rule of the Pakistan Army.

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  Serena Hotel (Peshawar Cantt)

History

The Peshawar Cantonment was established on the remains of old town site and the graveyard. It was as irregular and oblong in shape as it is today and originally occupied an area of 09 square kilometers. It was occupied by British troops soon after the British annexation of Punjab in 1848–49. After the fall of the Sikh Empire in 1849 and annexation of Punjab to the British Empire, a Military Garrison was established at Peshawar in 1868 by the British colonial authorities on the remains of old town site and ancient grave yards. Peshawar Cantonment now covers an area of 13.64 Sq. Kilometers and is currently under the control of the Pakistan Army.^[3]

Military

Peshawar Cantonment serves as the headquarters of XI Corps.^[4]