Baghdada

Baghdada (Urdu: بغدادہ)(Pashto:بغدادہ) is a town of Mardan District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.^[1] It is on two important roads, one leading to Swabi and the other to Swat and Chitral.

Contents  Geography Education  Industry Kuzkandi Jamiah Masjid New Baghdad

Geography

Baghdada is located at 34°13'0N 72°2'0E with an altitude of 288 metres (948 feet)^[2] and lies close to the Islamabad-Peshawar motorway. The Kalpani river flows at the eastern side of town.

Education

Educational establishments in the town include:

• Aziz bhatti Shaheed Army college Mardan
• F.G. Public High School Mardan
• Government Middle School (GMS) Baghdada
• Government High School (GHS) Baghdada
• Government Higher Secondary School (GHSS) Baghdada
• Government Post Graduate College For Women Baghdada Mardan

Industry

The main industry of Baghdada is Furniture Manufacturing. There are hundreds of shops and industry of furniture which is supplied to all parts the country for domestic as well as official purposes. Sarnjam Khan Market is the biggest Market of Furniture situated in the center of the town.

Kuzkandi Jamiah Masjid

Central entrance door to the mosque, pictured by Adil Shah

The Kuzkandi Jamiah Masjid mosque (also known as Masjid Maulana Abdul Qayum, Masjid Khushal and Jamiah Masjid Payan) located near the Cantonmentarea and Baghdada Chowk. It is the biggest mosque in the town, with a capacity of 1000.^{[citation needed]}
The Punjab Regiment Centre is on the border of Baghdada.

New Baghdada

With increasing population and expansion of the city now New Baghdada is established as new part of Baghdada town. It consists of more than 10 streets of Haji Korona and New baghdada itself. Most of the population is non-agriculture and associated with different types of occupations and trades.