Cunningham Clock Tower

Cunningham Clock Tower
کننگہام گھنٹہ گھر
A view of the Cunningham Clock Tower
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34°00′35″N 71°34′33″E / 34.009846°N 71.575784°E / 34.009846; 71.575784
LocationPeshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
TypeClock tower
Completion date1900

The Cunningham Clock Tower (Urdu: ‎کننگہام گھنٹہ گھر) in Peshawar, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, was built in 1900,[1] "in commemoration of Her Majesty the Queen Empress Victoria". The tower was named after the Commissioner of Peshawar, Sir Alexander Frederick Douglas Cunningham[2] (son of Alexander Cunningham), not to be confused with Sir George Cunningham,[3] former British governor and political agent in the province.

  1. ^ Nadiem, Ihsan H. (2007). Peshawar: heritage, history, monuments. Sang-e-Meel Publications. ISBN 9789693519716. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  2. ^ Walford, Edward (1860). The county families of the United Kingdom; or, Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland . Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. London : R. Hardwicke.
  3. ^ Tahir, M. Athar (2007). Frontier facets: Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province. National Book Foundation. Retrieved 15 September 2017.