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Timergara
Timergara (, ) is a city and the district headquarters of the Lower Dir District and temporary headquarter of newly established Central Dir District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Timergara city is located on the east bank of the Panjkora River. It lies at an altitude of . The town is the site of excavated graves of Indo-Aryans, dating from 1500 to 600 BC. On the west side of the Panjkora River is the excavated site of Balambat. The site has been occupied continuously since the time of the Indo-Aryans in 1500 BC. Discoveries included houses dating from 500 BC and fire altars, showing that the people followed early Vedic Hinduism which revolved around fire worshipping. The areas early political history is defined by the control of the Hindu Shahis, artifacts and ruins from the period is found throughout the region. At the 2023 Census, the town had a population of 47,860. Most of the main city lies on the bank of the river Panjkora, which separates Balambat from the main ...
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Lower Dir District
Lower Dir District (, ) is a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Timergara is the district's headquarters and largest city. The Lower Dir district was formed in 1996, when Dir District was divided into Upper Dir and Lower Dir districts. On 22 January 2023, both ''Lower Dir and Upper Dir districts'' were further bifurcated to create a new Central Dir District. Lower Dir is famous for its beautiful snow-capped mountains, valleys, and pleasant weather. The primary industry in Lower Dir is tourism, which is now rapidly growing. Lower Dir district borders with Swat District to the east, Afghanistan to the west, Upper Dir to the north and Malakand and Bajaur District to the south. History At the time of independence of Pakistan, Dir was a princely state ruled by Nawab Shah Jehan Khan. Dir was merged with Pakistan in 1969, declared a district in 1970, and split into Upper and Lower Dir in 1996. Education * The University of Malakand is a public university ...
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Timergara Tehsil
Timergara is an administrative subdivision (Tehsil) of Lower Dir District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The other tehsils of the district include: # Adenzai Tehsil # Balambat Tehsil # Khal Tehsil # Lal Qilla Tehsil # Munda Tehsil # Samar Bagh Tehsil Lower Dir District Tehsils have 37 Union Councils. The population is 797,852 according to the 1998 census report. The projected population of Dir Lower was 1,037,091 in 2005 with the same growth between the 1981 and 1998 census i.e. 3.42% per annum. See also * Lower Dir District Lower Dir District (, ) is a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Timergara is the district's headquarters and largest city. The Lower Dir district was formed in 1996, when Dir District was divided into Upper Dir and Lower ... References External linksKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa Government website section on Lower Dir
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University Of Dir
University of Dir () is a public university located in Lower Dir District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# .... The university was founded on 23 November 2021. It was a campus named ''Timergara Campus'' of Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan. References {{coord missing, Pakistan Public universities and colleges in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Universities and colleges established in 2021 2021 establishments in Pakistan Lower Dir District ...
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Balambat Tehsil
Balambat is an administrative subdivision (Tehsil) of Lower Dir District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is listed among: The main Balambat village has archeological value and Zoroastrian remains. # Adenzai Tehsil # Balambat Tehsil # Khall Tehsil # Lal Qilla Tehsil # Munda Tehsil # Samar Bagh Tehsil # Timergara Tehsil Lower Dir District Tehsils have 37 Union Councils. The population is 797,852 according to the 1998 census report. The projected population of Dir Lower was 1,037,091 in 2005 with the same growth between the 1981 and 1998 census i.e. 3.42% per annum. See also * Lower Dir District Lower Dir District (, ) is a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Timergara is the district's headquarters and largest city. The Lower Dir district was formed in 1996, when Dir District was divided into Upper Dir and Lower ... Notes External linksKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa Government website section on Lower Dir
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Panjkora River
The Panjkora River () is a river in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in north-west Pakistan. The river runs through the mountainous northern part of the province, and forms the Kumrat Valley. It passes from Dir, Timergara, and joins with Swat River at Chakdara. It is generally characterized by steep slopes on either side of the riverbank covered in thick forests. The river has a large catchment area, making the river susceptible to significant flooding – most notably during the 2010 floods that occurred throughout much of Pakistan. It was named after Panjkora clan, a sub-clan in Mamyali section of Swati tribe which inhabited this region during 12 and 16 centuries and currently living in Hazara Division. Geography The Panjkora river is the main river in the Panjkora River Basin which is a part of the larger Swat River Basin located in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The main tributaries of the Panjkora are rivers Dir, Barawal, Kohistan, and Usherai. The flow of water occ ...
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Panjkora
The Panjkora River () is a river in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in north-west Pakistan. The river runs through the mountainous northern part of the province, and forms the Kumrat Valley. It passes from Dir, Timergara, and joins with Swat River at Chakdara. It is generally characterized by steep slopes on either side of the riverbank covered in thick forests. The river has a large catchment area, making the river susceptible to significant flooding – most notably during the 2010 floods that occurred throughout much of Pakistan. It was named after Panjkora clan, a sub-clan in Mamyali section of Swati tribe which inhabited this region during 12 and 16 centuries and currently living in Hazara Division. Geography The Panjkora river is the main river in the Panjkora River Basin which is a part of the larger Swat River Basin located in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The main tributaries of the Panjkora are rivers Dir, Barawal, Kohistan, and Usherai. The flow of water occur ...
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ; , ; abbr. KP or KPK), formerly known as the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Northern Pakistan, northwestern region of the country, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the fourth largest province of Pakistan by land area and the third-largest province by population. It is bordered by Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan to the south; Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Islamabad Capital Territory, and Azad Kashmir to the east; and Gilgit-Baltistan to the north and northeast. It shares an Durand Line, international border with Afghanistan to the west. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has a varied geography of rugged mountain ranges, valleys, rolling foothills, and dense agricultural farms. While it is the third-largest Pakistani province in terms of both its population and Economy of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, its economy, it is geographically the smallest. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's share of Pakistan's GDP has historically com ...
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Tajiks
Tajiks (; ; also spelled ''Tadzhiks'' or ''Tadjiks'') is the name of various Persian-speaking Eastern Iranian groups of people native to Central Asia, living primarily in Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Even though the term ''Tajik'' does not refer to a cohesive cross-national ethnic group,Nourzhanov, K., & Bleuer, C. (2013). Forging Tajik Identity: Ethnic Origins, National–Territorial Delimitation and Nationalism. In Tajikistan: A Political and Social History (pp. 27–50). ANU Press. Link/ref> Tajiks are the largest ethnicity in Tajikistan, and the second-largest in both Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. They speak variations of Persian, a west Iranian language. In Tajikistan, since the 1939 Soviet census, its small Pamiri and Yaghnobi ethnic groups are included as Tajiks. In China, the term is used to refer to its Pamiri ethnic groups, the Tajiks of Xinjiang, who speak the Eastern Iranian Pamiri languages. In Afghanistan, the Pamiris are considered a separate ethn ...
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Umar Khel
Umar Khel, along with the '' Daulat Khel'', '' Khulozai'', '' Maghdud Khel'', '' Mahmud Khel'', '' Mahsud Khel'' and '' Yusaf Khel'', is a sub-division of the Kakazai, Tarkanis/Mamund tribe of the Pashtuns located in Afghanistan and Pakistan. References *''"A Dictionary of the Pathan Tribes of the North West Frontier of India"'' published by The General Staff Army Headquarter, Calcutta, India - (Originally Published 1910) :: ''Kakazai / Kakayzai'' Pathan Tribe is mentioned on Page 22 (under ‘K’ - ''Kakazai''), Page 12 (under ‘D’ - '' Daulat Khel'' - A sub-division of Kakazai Pathans), Page 26 (under 'K' - '' Khulozai'' - A sub-division of Kakazai Pathans), Page 29 (under ‘M’ - '' Maghdud Khel'', '' Mahsud Khel'' and '' Mahmud Khel'' - sub-divisions of Kakazai Pathans), Page 47 (under 'U' - ''Umar Khel'' - A sub-division of Kakazai Pathans) and Page 50 (under 'Y' - '' Yusaf Khel'' - A sub-division of Kakazai The Kakazai (, Urdu, ),
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Chapli Kabab
Chapli kebab or chapli kabab (Pashto: چپلي کباب) is a Pashtun-style minced kebab, usually made from ground beef, mutton or chicken with various spices in the shape of a patty. The chapli kabab originates from Peshawar in Pakistan. The Peshawari chapli kabab is made with beef and is a popular street food throughout South Asia, including Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, and Bangladesh. In India, chapli kabab can be found as street food in the cities of Bhopal, Lucknow, Delhi and Hyderabad, where Muslims have a denser population. Chapli kababs are broadly consumed in Dhaka, Bangladesh, most popularly during the time of Eid-ul Azha and in Ramadan as part of iftar. Chapli kababs can be served and eaten hot with naan or as a bun kebab. Origins Mughal culinary influences in the region popularised a number of kebab dishes, resulting in local recipes such as the chapli kebab. The name ''chapli'' is said to be derived from the Pashto word ''chaprikh/chapdikh/chapleet'', meaning "f ...
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Seekh Kabab
Seekh kebab is a type of kebab, native to the Indian subcontinent, made with Indian subcontinent spices, spiced minced or ground meat, usually lamb, beef, or chicken, formed into cylinders on skewers and grilled. It is typically cooked on a mangal or barbecue, or in a tandoor. Seekh kebabs are prepared in homes and restaurants throughout South Asia. It is a signature dish in Indian metro cities like Kolkata, Bhopal, Delhi, Hyderabad, Lucknow and in Pakistan (specifically in Karachi.) and Bangladesh. Description Seekh kebabs are soft and succulent, seasoned with various spices such as ginger, garlic, green chilli pepper, powdered chilli and garam masala, as well as lemon juice, coriander/cilantro and mint leaves. Sometimes extra fats are added to further enhance the flavor. Seekh kebabs are typically served with raita, salad, onion slices, lemon wedges or green chutney and eaten with naan breads or parathas. Some popular seekh kebabs variants are gola kabab, tunde ke kabab, k ...
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