Prang | |
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  Prang | |
| Coordinates: 34°48′N 71°26′E / 34.8°N 71.44°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Elevation | 276 m (906 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Prang is a town of Charsadda District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is at 34°8'20N 71°44'11E with an altitude of 276 metres (908 feet)[1] and is above the junction of the Swat and Kabul rivers, 16 miles north-east of Peshawar. It is practically the southern portion of the town of Charsadda.[2] A north–south road cuts across Charsadda's cemetery to connect the two towns.[3]: 191 The main highway runs about a mile west of the town.[4]: 7
Prang is located on top of part of a large archaeological mound known as Majuki Dherai.[4]: 7 [3]: 193 A river evidently cut through the mound at one point, leaving behind sand deposits.[4]: 7 The northern part of the mound is mostly intact because it's covered up by the Charsadda cemetery, but the southern part has been affected by people removing some of its soil to serve as manure for farmland.[4]: 7
- ^ Location of Prang - Falling Rain Genomics
- ^ Prāng - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 20, p. 216.
- ^ a b Mohammadzai, Qasim Jan (2009). "Glimpses of History in the Cemetery of Charsadda (Ancient Pushkalavati)". Ancient Pakistan. XX. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
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