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34°07′09″N 72°01′18″E / 34.11917°N 72.02167°E / 34.11917; 72.02167

Rashakai is a small town located along the Nowshera-Mardan road, in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan.

Rashakai Interchange

The town gained importance in 2007, when an interchange of the M1 Motorway was constructed here. Rashakai interchange serves for Nowshera,Mardan and upper NWFP, i.e., Malakand,Swat,Bunaer,Dir and Chitral.

Rashakai Cloth Market

Before 2007, the small town of Rashakai was famous for its cloth market(Shireen Kotay).It used to be among the top cloth markets in the province of NWFP (but not very well known in other parts of Pakistan),it still flourishes but at the same time many other cloth markets have emerged.

Economy

Economic activity focuses on the cloth market, and of lately that of providing fuel to vehicles entering the M1. A few fuel stations provide petrol, diesel and CNG to vehicles as well as maintenance and washing services.

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-'''Rashakai''' is a small town located along the [[Nowshera]]-[[Mardan]] road, in the [[NWFP]] province of [[Pakistan]].
+'''Rashakai''' is a small town located along the [[Nowshera]]-[[Mardan]] road, in the [[North-West Frontier Province]] (NWFP) of [[Pakistan]].
 ==Rashakai Interchange==
-The town gained importance in 2007, when an interchange of the [[M1 motorway (Pakistan)|M1 Motorway]] was constructed here. Rashakai interchange serves for [[Nowshera]],[[Mardan]] and upper N.W.F.P i.e Malakand,Swat,Bunaer,Dir and Chitral.
+The town gained importance in 2007, when an interchange of the [[M1 motorway (Pakistan)|M1 Motorway]] was constructed here. Rashakai interchange serves for [[Nowshera]],[[Mardan]] and upper NWFP, i.e., Malakand,Swat,Bunaer,Dir and Chitral.
 ==Rashakai Cloth Market==