Peshawar

Japanese: ペシャーワル

The capital of the North-West Frontier Province in northern Pakistan. Located about 15km east of the Khyber Pass on the Afghanistan border, it has been a key transportation and commercial center connecting Central Asia and the Indian world since ancient times. It is famous for its handicrafts such as firearms, cigarettes, furniture, silk, cotton, and woolen fabrics. It became the capital of the Kushan dynasty in the 2nd century, and Gandhara art flourished. There is a museum and a university (established in 1950). 1.58 million people (2012). → Gandhara

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Japanese:

パキスタン北部，北西辺境州の州都。アフガニスタン国境のハイバル峠の東方約15kmにあり，古来中央アジアとインド世界を結ぶ交通・商業の要地。銃砲類，紙巻タバコ，家具，絹，綿，毛織物など手工芸品を特産。２世紀クシャーナ朝の都となり，ガンダーラ美術が栄えた。博物館，大学（1950年創立）がある。158万人（2012）。→ガンダーラ

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