Place details
Place nameNorthwest Frontier
Other namesNorth-West Frontier, North West Frontier Province, North-West Frontier Province
CountryPakistan
Latitude34.5
Longitude72
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Mountainous province of NW Pakistan bordering Afghanistan; includes part of Himalaya Range; home of indigineous Pathans, Indo-Iranian Muslims; site of numerous tribal rebellions, especially 1919-1920.