Risalpur Cantonment, Pakistan
رسالپور
Risalpur Cantonment is a town of 36,074 people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Why visit Risalpur Cantonment
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 4 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include College of Aeronautical Engineering.
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About Risalpur Cantonment
Risalpur (Pashto/Urdu: رسالپور) is a city in Nowshera District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, situated on the Nowshera-Mardan Road. It is nearly 39 km from Peshawar and 17 km from Mardan and is located at Latitude 34°4'52N and longitude 71°58'21E. In a basin, some 316 meters above sea level, it is bounded on the south and west by the Kabul and Kalpani rivers respectively. The famous Khyber Pass lies 90 kilometers to the north.
From the Wikipedia article Risalpur (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
College of Aeronautical Engineering
School · 1.2 km
Pakistani military college
Museums and landmarks1
Restaurants and cafes4
Where to stay3
History
In 1910 Risalpur had a former aerodrome and airfield of the Royal Flying Corps, and later the Royal Air Force.
During the First World War, the Royal Flying Corps established an airfield and a fighter conversion unit at Risalpur in British India.
In the Second World War and by 1940, RAF Risalpur had become both an established training and an operational airfield of the Royal Air Force (RAF) of the United Kingdom. It officially became the airfield of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on 15 August 1947.
No. 31 Squadron RAF was stationed at Risalpur in 1919 and was used to bomb Kabul and Jalalabad in Afghanistan and later conducted operations in FATA against Faqir of Ipi in Waziristan, along with No. 114 Squadron RAF of the Royal Air Force of Britain. No. 31 Squadron RAF was formed at Farnborough on 11 October 1915. Its first deployment was to Risalpur's Nowshera District of Pakhtunkhwa province (previously North-West Frontier Province), in British India.
With its BE2Cs and Farmans, during this time No. 31 Squadron RAF and No. 114 Squadron RAF took part in operations in the Third Anglo-Afghan War and being part of The Great Game, on the North-West Frontier and FATA. The bombing was done to ensure the patency of the Durand line border between Afghanistan and British India.
In September 1919 BE2s of the Royal Flying Corps were replaced by Bristol Fighters.
From the History section of Risalpur on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping2
Schools, colleges and libraries5
Healthcare2
Map of Risalpur Cantonment
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Getting there and nearby towns
Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 45 km away.
- Nowshera Kalan 5 km south, about 5 min by car
- Nowshera Cantonment 7 km south, about 7 min by car
- Amangarh 8 km southwest, about 8 min by car
- Akora Khattak 14 km southeast, about 14 min by car
- Mardan 16 km north, about 16 min by car
- Pabbi 19 km west, about 19 min by car
- Charsadda 25 km northwest, about 25 min by car
- Peshawar 39 km west, about 39 min by car
- Bat Khela 62 km north, about 1 h by car
- Mingora 87 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Lightningatpafa, JazimAli, CC BY-SA 4.0
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