Bannu (Urdu: بنوں ), the principal city of Bannu District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan, 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 Dhulipnagar. 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 City of Pure pathans with different culture values and traditions. The most valueable and attractive tradition that held here every day is Bannu Mazegarai. Where all peoples comes from all over the bannu region come with the person who's going to marry and these peoples celebrate there with dhool, pekaniye and wearing hars.
