
Introduction As mentioned in the history, in the Buddhist times, two Rajas namely Adh and kohat settled along the northern border of the district, raja Kohat gave his name to the town of Kohat and Raja Adh to the fort, the ruins of which are found on the hill side North of Muhommadzai, a village 6 kilometers to the west of Kohat. Another version about this name is that it is a combination of two words, "Koh and hat" meaning mountain market i.e bazar situated in the mountain. Location This district lies between 33° 04' and 33° 34' north latitudes and 70° 29' and 72° 01' east longitudes. Boundary The district is bounded on the north by Orakzai agency, Tribal areas adjoining Kohat and Peshawar district and Nowshera district, on the east by Attock district of the punjab province, on the south by Mianwali district of the Punjab province and Karak district and on the west by hangu district and Orakzai agency of FATA . Area The total area of the district is 2545 square kilometers. Population (According to Census 1998)
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