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[[File:Sunset in Mansehra city.jpg|thumb|Sunset in Mansehra City]]
'''Mansehra''' ({{lang|ur|{{Nastaliq|مانسہرہ}}}}) is a city and capital of [[Mansehra District]] located in [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] province and , [[Pakistan]]. It is the [[List of largest cities in Pakistan|71st largest city of Pakistan]] and [[List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population|7th largest city]] in the province of [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]].
The name of the city is derived from that of its founder, [[Mahan Singh Mirpuri|Sardar Maha Singh Mirpuri]], who was a [[Sikh]] administrator and general in the [[Sikh Khalsa Army]] during the rule of the [[Sikh Empire|Khalsa Empire]] of [[Ranjit Singh|Maharaja Ranjit Singh]].<ref>''Hazara Report'' 1993, Peshawar:Govt of NWFP, p. 12</ref><ref name="Alavi"/><ref name="Weekes"/> The city hosts the [[Mansehra Shiva Temple]], which is famous for its annual [[Shivarathri]] festival.<ref name="gulfnews">{{cite news |title=Pakistan prepares to hold a major Hindu festival Maha Shivaratri
'''Schools and Colleges '''
There are many schools and Colleges in Mansehra City. But some are as following.
Tameer I Wattan Public School and College Mansehra
Jinnah Basic School and College Mansehra
Peace College Mansehra
Mansehra Public School Mansehra
Khyber Public School Mansehra
Iqra Collegiate Mansehra
|url=https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/pakistan/pakistan-prepares-to-hold-a-major-hindu-festival-maha-shivaratri-from-february-20-1.69531510 |date=17 February 2020 |newspaper=Gulf News|department= Asia |agency=TNN |access-date=22 February 2020}}</ref>
==History==
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