Kohat
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Kohat کوهاټ |
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City and part of river Toi
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 Kohat
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| Coordinates: 33°35′N 71°26′E / 33.583°N 71.433°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Government | |
| • MNA (NA-14) | Sheryar Afridi |
| • MPA (PK-37 Kohat-1) | Amjid Khan Afridi |
| • MPA (PK-38 Kohat-2) | Zia Ullah Bangash |
| Elevation | 489 m (1,604 ft) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Calling code | +92 922 |
| Number of Union councils | 31 |
Kohat (Pashto: کوهاټ, Urdu: کوہاٹ), is a city in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is the capital of the Kohat District. The town centers on a British-era fort, various bazaars and a military cantonment. A British-built narrow gauge railway line runs through the town.
Kohat city is located at an altitude of 489 metres (1,604 ft).Kohat Pass lies to the north. It is situated on the left bank of the Toi river at a point where after running nearly due east for 50 miles (80 km), it turns to the south. The total area of the district is 2,545 square kilometres (983 sq mi)
Tanda Wildlife Park is located near Kohat city. The total area of the park is 2800 acres, consisting of Tanda reservoir and its catchments in Kohat. This is the largest wildlife park of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa . Its wonderfully rich and varied landscape supports a range of mammals and birds, both migratory and indigenous, as well as a few reptiles.
The park is bounded by three different villages, Bar, Kaghazi, and Tanda Banda. The park is approachable by Hangu-kaghazi metallic road, shahpur-Bar road which is 18 km from Kohat.
The local people do not have any right of grazing, lopping or firewood collection as the ownership lies with the provincial government. The park area falls in the natural habitat of urial and chinkara, and also provides suitable habitat to hog deer. The urial is associated with scrub forest of Olea species and Accassia species. Urial were once abundant in the area but due to continuous habitat destruction these were disappeared from the area in the near past. The natural habitat of urial and chinkara lies in close proximity of human habitation.
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