[citation needed] It was translated into Dari Persian and Urdu as Nowshehra (نوشہرہ), which is a word with the same meaning.

The Battle of Nowshera was fought in March 1823 between the forces of Pashtuns with support from Azim Khan Barakzai, Durrani governor against the Sikh Khalsa Army of Ranjit Singh.

[6] The battle was a decisive victory for the Sikh Empire against Afghans and led to their occupation of the Peshawar Valley.

During the Sepoy Mutiny in 1857, the town did not see any bloodshed as the native garrison had been peacefully disarmed by the British and had remained loyal.

The Kābul river is crossed by a permanent bridge of boats, whence roads lead to Mardān and Chārsadda.

[citation needed] Weather Generally, winters are cold from November to February, and summers are hot from June to August.

[citation needed] On the right side of Kabul river across district Nowshera are non Khattack Pashtun tribe living in Akbarpura, Zakhi, Mohab Banda( all banda-jat villegs), khushmaqam, Tarkha, etc.

Its total length is 1,756 km and it runs north from Karachi located in Sindh province to Hyderabad, Moro and Khairpur before crossing into Punjab province where it passes through Multan, Sahiwal, Lahore, Sheikhupura District, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Jhelum and Rawalpindi.

M1 begins northeast of Peshawar as it moves in an eastern direction, crossing over the Kabul River.

[citation needed] The historical Grand Trunk (GT) Road also passes through Nowshera.

[citation needed] After the launch of CPEC project, Rashakai village of Nowshera is now an Economic Zone of KPK.