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A Pakistani rug (Urdu: پاکستانی قالین, romanized: Pakistani Qaleen), also known as Pakistani carpet (Urdu: پاکستانی فرش, romanized: Pakistani Farsh), is a type of handmade floor-covering heavy textile traditionally made in Pakistan and is used for a wide variety of utilitarian and symbolic purposes.
Chitrali Bazaar (Urdu: چترالی بازار) is a bazaar located in the city of Peshawar, Pakistan. The handicrafts available at Chitrali Bazaar include traditional apparel, jewelry, pottery, and textiles. The market is a destination for both tourists and locals. [1] [2]
Afghan rugs have won a number of international awards. [6] [7] The most notable Afghan rugs market in Afghanistan is in the affluent Shahr-e Naw area of Kabul. [8] The cities of Peshawar, Islamabad and Quetta in Pakistan as well as Dubai in the United Arab Emirates are also notable for Afghan rugs markets.
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Qaleen (Kaleen, Kalin, قالین) is a type of hand knotted piled carpet. [1] [2] The term is used throughout Turkey, Iran and Central Asia, and making qaleens is currently practised as a handicraft in Turkey and Iran. [3]
Karkhano (Pashto: کارخانو) is a market area on the western side of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Located in the Hayatabad suburb of the city, [1] it is located near the Khyber District, which in turn borders Afghanistan. It is considered to be the largest business hub in Peshawar. [2]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 December 2024. Capital city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan This article is about the city in Pakistan. For other uses, see Peshawar (disambiguation). "Peshawari" redirects here. For other uses, see Peshawari (disambiguation). City in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Peshawar پېښور پشور ...
On 23 April 1930, British Indian Army troops opened fire on a crowd of anti-colonial protestors at the Qissa Khwani Bazaar, killing nearly 400 people. [4] The colonial authorities ultimately acknowledged that the British Indian Army had killed 179 people in the massacre, which triggered protests across India and catapulted the newly formed Khudai Khidmatgar movement into prominence.