Bannu
Bannu (Pashto: بنو, romanized: banū, pronounced [/bɑnu/] ⓘ; Urdu: بنوں, romanized: bannū̃, pronounced [bənːũː] ⓘ) also called Bana and Bani (Pashto: باني, romanized: bānī, pronounced [/ˈbɑni] ⓘ) is a city located on the Kurram River in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the capital of Bannu Division. Bannu's residents are primarily members of the Banuchi tribe and speak Banuchi (Baniswola), a dialect of Pashto which is similar to the distinct Waziristani dialect. The residents regardless of their tribes are commonly called Banusi, Banuchi or Banisi.
Bannu
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City | |
A street in Bannu | |
| Nickname: Bani Gul | |
Bannu Location within Pakistan Bannu Bannu (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 32°59′11″N 70°36′16″E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Division | Bannu |
| District | Bannu |
| Headquarters | Bannu |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Body | District Government |
| • Mayor | Irfan Khan Durrani (JUI-F) |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Shah Saud BPS-18(PAS) |
| • District Police Officer | Dr. Muhammad Iqbal (BPS-18 PSP) |
| Area | |
| • District Bannu | 1,972 km2 (761 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 375.514 m (1,232.001 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • District Bannu | around 1,357,890 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Highways | N-55 N-5 |
| Website | bannu |
The major industries of Bannu are cloth weaving, sugar mills and the manufacturing of cotton fabrics, machinery and equipment. It is famous for its weekly Jumma fair. The district forms a basin drained by the Kurram and Gambila (or Tochi) rivers.