Kohat

Kohat, the headquarters of Kohat district, in the Punjab, is pleasantly situated in a mountain-valley, 37 miles S. of Peshawar. It is surrounded by a wall 12 feet high, and has cantonments to the east and a fort to the north. Guns and rifle-barrels are manufactured near by. Pop. (1881) 18,179; (1891) with cantonment, 27,003.—The district has an area of 2771 sq. m., and a pop. of 203,175.