Parachinar

Parachinar
  • پاړه چنار
  • پاڑہ چنار
A forest in Parachinar
Parachinar
Parachinar
Coordinates: PK_type:city 33°54′N 70°6′E / 33.900°N 70.100°E / 33.900; 70.100
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictKurram
TehsilUpper Kurram
Elevation
1,705 m (5,594 ft)
Population
 (2023)
 • City
700,000+
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Postal code
26300

Parachinar (Pashto: پاړه چنار; Urdu: پاڑہ چنار) is a city and the capital of the Kurram District in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Parachinar, situated on the west of Peshawar, juts into the Paktia, Logar and Nangarhar provinces of Afghanistan. With a distance of 110 kilometres (68 mi) from the capital of Afghanistan Kabul, Parachinar is the closest city in Pakistan to Kabul.