Bannu (; ; local
Pashto dialect:
Bana or
Banigul,
Avestan Varəna), is the principal city of the
Bannu District in
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Bannu lies in the northwest corner of the district, in the valley of the Britash. Bannu was once a British military base used for action against
Afghan border tribes. The town is located south of the Kurram River, east of
Khost Province,
Afghanistan, (35 km) east of
North and
South Waziristan, south of
Kohat, 27 km north of
Serai Naurang, and north of
Dera Ismail Khan.