Braided river channels
The Swat River and its branches wander across the plain in loose, parallel curves. They give the map a sense of movement that contrasts with the dense centre of the town.
Minimalist map poster · Pakistan
34.1482° N / 71.7406° E
A market town on the fertile Peshawar valley floor, crossed by irrigation channels and the braided arms of the Swat River

One city, five moods
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The map
Charsadda lies northeast of Peshawar on the broad alluvial plain where the Swat and Kabul rivers split into several channels before they join. On a map the town is a compact core of close-packed streets surrounded by fields, canals and clusters of villages. This is some of the most productive farmland in the province, and its irrigated plots give the edges of the map a finely divided texture.
The area is very old. Just outside the modern town are the mounds of Pushkalavati, an ancient capital of Gandhara that appears in classical sources and was excavated during the twentieth century. Roads and markets shaped the present town more than any plan did. Its main streets converge on a central bazaar and branch outward toward nearby villages and the route to Peshawar.
A Charsadda map poster is less about monuments than about how a town relates to its rivers. The water channels curve in wide arcs, the roads run straight across the plain, and the settlement sits where the two systems meet. In a minimalist print, that interplay of straight lines and curves becomes the main subject, calm and easy to read on the wall.
The Swat River and its branches wander across the plain in loose, parallel curves. They give the map a sense of movement that contrasts with the dense centre of the town.
The oldest part of town reads as a tight knot of short, irregular streets where the main roads meet. It is the densest patch of line on the whole sheet.
The Bala Hisar mound of Pushkalavati lies near the town, a reminder that people have lived here for more than two thousand years, back to the Gandhara period.
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Why Charsadda
Many people with roots in Charsadda now live far from it, and a map keeps its streets and rivers in view. It suits a family home or an office, or makes a gift for someone who grew up among these fields and canals.
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Order the Charsadda poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
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