Wah Cantonment
Wah Cantonment
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Central Mosque | |
| Coordinates: 33°46′17″N 72°45′06″E / 33.7714°N 72.7518°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Rawalpindi |
| Tehsil | Taxila Tehsil |
| Established | 1949 |
| Area | |
• City | 58.27 km2 (22.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 471 m (1,545 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
• City | 400,733 |
| • Rank | 24th, Pakistan |
| • Density | 6,900/km2 (18,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Postal code | 47040 |
| Area code | 0514 |
| Literacy rate | 95% |
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The Wah Cantonment (Punjabi: واہ چھاونی; Urdu: واہ کینٹ) (often abbreviated to Wah Cantt) is a military base in Wah, in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is a part of the Taxila Tehsil of the Rawalpindi District, Pakistan. It is the 24th most populous city in Pakistan by population and 1st most literate city of Pakistan The municipality is located 30 km (19 mi) northwest of the metropolitan region of Islamabad-Rawalpindi and southwest of the Haripur District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.