| Peshawar means City of flowers IMPORTANT QUESTION RELATED TO "PESHAWAR" Peshawar is the sixth most populous city in Pakistan, with a population of over 2.3 million. Peshawar was named so by Mughal Emperor Akbar The modern name of the city "Peshawar" comes from the Persian words 'Pesh' - 'Awardan' meaning 'the first coming city.
Peshawar is situated in the northwest of the country,
Peshawar is close to the International border with Afghanistan. Peshawar is the capital of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar Offical Languages Pashto, Hindko, Urdu | 