Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa English thumb|Provincial flag thumb| Alternative forms en KP initialism en KPK initialism en Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Etymology en ur خَیبَر پَخْتُونْخْوَا, in turn an en ps خېبر پښتونخوا xēbar paẍtunxwâ 1. en Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Land of the Pashtun the Khyber side of the Pashtun heartland. Pronunciation en /ˌkaɪbər pəkˈtuːŋkwə/ US,UK,RP en /xɛː.bəɾ pəx.t̪uːn.xwɑː/ [xɛː.bɐɾ‿pɐx.t̪ũːn.xwäː] /kʰɛː.bəɾ pəkʰ.t̪uːn.kʰwɑː/ [kʰɛː.bɐɾ‿pɐkʰ.t̪ũːn.kʰwäː] India en /xɛː.bəɾ pəx.t̪uːn.xwɑː/ [xɛː.bɐɾ‿pɐx.t̪ũːn.xwäː] Pakistan en LL-Q1617 (urd)-نعم البدل-خیبر پختونخوا.wav Pakistan Proper noun Khyber Pakhtunkhwa en Q183314 en province in northwestern c/Pakistan Peshawar. Synonyms en North-West Frontier Province one of the previous regions prior to the merger in 2010 en Afghania historical, proposed rename before "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa" was chosen in 2010 en Gandhara historical, proposed rename before "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa" was chosen in 2010, favoured by some due to its lack of ethnic connotations Translations Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 開伯爾-普赫圖赫瓦, cmn 開伯爾-普什圖 Hindi: hi ख़ैबर पख़्तूनख़्वा m Pashto: ps خېبر پښتونخوا xēbar paẍtunxwâ Persian: fa خیبر پختونخوا Polish: pl Chajber Pasztunchwa m Punjabi: Gurmukhi: pa ਖ਼ੈਬਰ ਪਖ਼ਤੂਨਖ਼ਵਾ m Shahmukhi: pa خَیبَر پَخْتُونْخْوا m Sindhi: sd خيبر پختونخوا m Tajik: tg Хайбер-Пухтунхво Urdu: ur خَیبَر پَخْتُونْخْوا m See also en Bab-e-Khyber