Gabral (also spelled Gabrāl, or Ghabral) is a village and union council in
Swat District of
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,
Pakistan
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. It is located on the slopes of the western end of the
Himalayas
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, at the lower end of the
Gabral Valley
The Gabral Valley is a valley in the Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. It is located in the south slopes of the westernmost end of the Himalayas. Its lower end is at the town of Gabral, about 20 km north (by road) from ...
, where the Gabral River joins the Utror River, a tributary of the
Swat River. Gabral is located at an elevation of .
It is about 7 km northwest (by road) from
Utror, 20 km west of
Kalam
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, and 120 km of
Saidu Sharif.
[Gabral]
. Google Maps at 35.5275 N E. Accessed on 2019-03-18.
The downtown area is located about 500 m north of the mouth of the Gabral River. The village consists of a few hundred houses scattered along the valley bottom, in a band 200-500 m wide, on both sides of the Gabral River, starting about 7 km north of the junction, and continuing down the Utror valley until it merges with the town of Utror. The main road of the town runs next to the river and up the valley, for about 14 km. A few farms are seen up to that point.
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See also
* Matiltan
* Mahodand
References
External links
Swat Kohistan
Populated places in Swat District
Union Councils of Swat District
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