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1270:Ad-Dharmis
659:Demography
429:Rawalpindi
368:Waziristan
315:See also:
221:Population
136:71°58′21″E
133:34°04′52″N
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1082:Incidents
670:Religious
639:Ayub Khan
397:, on the
352:Jalalabad
235:Time zone
213:Elevation
1529:Category
1481:31 March
1452:31 March
1423:31 March
1394:31 March
1365:31 March
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771:Hinduism
632:Peshawar
603:Pakistan
522:Calcutta
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281:Peshawar
277:Pakistan
253:Risalpur
207:Nowshera
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182:Province
175:Pakistan
114:Risalpur
43:Risalpur
23:Risalpur
1231:Climate
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1094:Schools
1022:Others
951:Judaism
915:Jainism
867:20.32%
861:21.27%
837:11.37%
807:Sikhism
801:43.71%
795:36.18%
789:39.64%
783:22.61%
765:38.93%
759:39.55%
753:32.02%
747:71.61%
589:Lucknow
581:Karachi
570:Hussars
563:Hussars
553:During
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544:Karachi
541:Maripur
526:Rangoon
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1072:9,007
1066:8,016
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1054:3,167
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864:1,629
858:1,808
855:0.19%
834:1,024
831:3.92%
825:7.07%
819:5.59%
798:3,937
792:2,900
786:3,369
762:3,506
756:3,170
750:2,721
744:2,268
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285:Mardan
257:Pashto
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1247:Notes
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