Mardan known as
The city of hospitality, is a city and
headquarters of Mardan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. It is
the de facto headquarters of the Yousafzai tribe and the second most populous
city in the province, located at 34°12'0N 72°1'60E and an altitude of 283
metres (928 ft) in the south west of the district. Mardan is a federation
of a number of small towns coming together to form a large city.
Mardan valley was part of the ancient Gandhara civilization
but at that time the name Mardan and Mardan City was not constructed, instead
Gandhara