Bahadur Khel is a village and Union Council of

Karak District Karak District ( ps, کرک ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Kohat Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It is situated to the south of Kohat District and on the north side of Bannu and Lakki Marwat districts on the main I ...

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...

province of

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. It is located at 33°10'57N 70°57'15E with an altitude of 548 metres (1801 feet). The village is the site of an extensive

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quarry. The quarry (one mile long by half a mile broad) produces high-quality rock salt suitable for human consumption. The facility is managed by the

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. Bahadurkhel Para. Para is a tradition which dates back to earlier inhabitation of the village by the founders, who were all khattaks. Para is primarily a visit or expedition towards the mountains of Manzalai, Tareeqa,and Wanjorae Garhy, which are rich sites for harvesting the local fruit called ''gurguray'' (which appears similar to blueberries but is different). The villagers take their food and camping supplies to the mountains, where musical skills, traditional songs and dance are shown in the wild. In total they spend three days in the mountains, and on the last day they arrange a competition of shooting or aiming at targets, where the winners are rewarded.

History

During

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, the area was part of the old

Kohat District Kohat District ( ps, کوهاټ ولسوالۍ , ur, ) is a district in Kohat Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Kohat city is the capital of the district. History Mughal era From the early sixteenth century the history of Ko ...

, and the facility was under the control of the Northern India Salt Department, a government body of

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. Bahader Khel is a union council which consists of 7 large villages: Bahader Khel, Darish Khel, Ghol Banda, Anar Banda, Shaheedan Banda, Charpara Banda, and Shaheedan. The village of Bahadur Khel is the origin for these smaller villages. These villages are known by the name of Bahadur Khel.

References

Populated places in Karak District Karak District {{KarakPK-geo-stub