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== Landmarks == The following is a list of other significant landmarks in the city that still exist in the 21st century: *'''General''' **[[Governor's House (Peshawar)|Governor's House]] **Peshawar Garrison Club β situated on [[Sir Syed Ahmed Khan|Sir Syed]] Road near the Mall **[[Kotla Mohsin Khan]] β the residence of Mazullah Khan, 17th-century Pashtu poet **[[Qissa Khwani Bazaar]] **[[Kapoor Haveli]] Former residence of [[Prithviraj Kapoor]] β famous actor *'''Forts''' **[[Bala Hissar, Peshawar|Bala Hisar Fort]] *'''Colonial monuments''' **[[Chowk Yadgar]] (formerly the "Hastings Memorial") **[[Cunningham clock tower]] β built in 1900 and called "[[Cunningham clock tower|Ghanta Ghar]]" *'''Buddhist''' **[[Gorkhatri]] β an ancient site of Buddha's alms or begging bowl, and the headquarters of Syed Ahmad Shaheed, Governor Avitabile **[[Pashto Academy]] β the site of an ancient Buddhist university **[[Kanishka stupa|Shahji ki Dheri]] β the site of the famous [[Kanishka stupa]] *'''Hindu''' **Panch Tirath β an ancient Hindu site with five sacred ponds **[[Gorkhatri]] β sacred site for Hindu [[yogi]]s<ref>[[Baburnama|Babur Nama]] Page 141 published by Penguin</ref> **Guru [[Gorkhnath]] temple **Aasamai temple β near Lady Reading Hospital (LRH)<ref>{{cite web |last=Ahmad |first=Riaz |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/565613/the-sacred-four-the-decline-of-hindu-holy-sites-in-peshawar |title=The sacred four: The decline of Hindu holy sites in Peshawar|work=The Express Tribune |access-date=3 August 2013 |date=19 June 2013 |archive-date=24 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624052532/http://tribune.com.pk/story/565613/the-sacred-four-the-decline-of-hindu-holy-sites-in-peshawar/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *'''Sikh''' **[[Gurdwara|Sikh Gurudwara]] at Jogan Shah *'''Parks''' **[[Army Stadium, Peshawar|Army Stadium]] **[[Wazir Bagh]] β laid in 1802, by Fatteh Khan, Prime Minister of [[Shah Mahmud Khan]] **[[Ali Mardan Khan]] Gardens (also known as Khalid bin Waleed Park) β formerly named "Company Bagh" **[[Shahi Bagh]] β a small portion constitutes the site of [[Arbab Niaz Stadium]] **[[Jinnah Park, Peshawar|Jinnah Park]] β A park on GT Road opposite [[Bala Hissar, Peshawar|Balahisar fort]] **[[Tatara Park]] β A Park located in [[Hayatabad]] **Bagh e Naran β A large park in [[Hayatabad]]. A portion of the park also has a Zoo. *'''Mosques''' **[[Mohabbat Khan Mosque]] **[[Qasim Ali Khan Mosque]] *'''Museums''' **[[Peshawar Museum]] *'''Zoo''' **[[Peshawar Zoo]]
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