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Bannu, Bana, or Bani Gul, (as pronounced by the locals) is the principal city of Bannu District in the North-West Frontier Province (now Khyber PakhtunKhwa) of Pakistan and is an important road junction and market city.
Bannu is a very old city, founded in the same time period as Dera Ismail Khan and Dera Ghazi Khan; however, the present location of the downtown Bannu was founded by Sir Herbert Edwardes in 1848, and was formerly called Edwardesabad and Dalipnagar.
It lies in the north-west corner of the district, in the valley of the Kurram River and was a leading British Military Base, especially in actions against Afghan border tribes.
The town is located at 33° 0' N. and 70° 36' E., one mile south of the Kurram river, 79 south of Kohat, and 89 north of Dera Ismail Khan.
Going from Peshawar to Bannu through Kohat Tunnel takes at least two and a half hours. On the way, there are two routes, one leading to Bannu and other to Karak.
And from Rawalpindi to Bannu through Khush Hal Gar Bridge takes at least five and a half hours. On the way, the routes leads to Kohat, and Karak also, while it passes over the Kohat.
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