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Explore Kategam in Pakistan

Kategam in the region of North-West Frontier Province is a town in Pakistan - some 109 mi or ( 176 km ) North-West of Islamabad , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Kategam is now 05:58 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Karachi " with a UTC offset of 5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Khāl Mandai, Kabul, Basawul, Asmar, and Asadabad. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Khāl Mandai . Where to go and what to see in Kategam ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Dir District

Dir District was a district of the North West Frontier Province (now Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa) of Pakistan between 1970 and 1996. It was part of Malakand Division. Dir District was created in 1970 after the princely state of Dir was abolished the year before. Dir District was 5,280 square kilometres in area and lay along the disputed border controlled by the Afghan nationalists. It is situated between Chitral and Peshawar. In 1996 the district was split into Upper Dir and Lower Dir.

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Located at 35.17 72.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Dir District, Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, History of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Dir, Pakistan

Dir is a town in Upper Dir District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. It is sometimes known as Dir Proper or Khas Dir to distinguish it from the district. It lies at the foot of the Lowarai Pass, the main motor road to Chitral, on the Dir River, a tributary of the Panjkora River. Dir was founded in the 17th century. It was the capital of the former princely state of Dir, until its abolition in 1969. The former royal palace is on a hill above the town.

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Located at 35.17 71.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Populated places in Upper Dir District

Upper Dir District

Upper Dir is one the 24 districts in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. The district was formed in 1996, when Dir District was divided into Upper Dir and Lower Dir.

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Located at 35.20 71.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Upper Dir District

Timergara

Timergara is the district headquarters of Lower Dir District in Pakistan. Timergara City is located on the east bank of the Panjkora River. The name Timergara derive from the king Timur and formally it was called Timurgarh and then it changed in to Timergara. It lies at an altitude of 823 metres . The town is the site of excavated graves of Aryans, dating from 1500 to 600 BC. On the west side of the Panjkora River is the excavated site of Balambat.

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Located at 34.83 71.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Populated places in Lower Dir District

Babozai, Mardan

Babozai is a town and union council of Mardan District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. It is located at 34°50'0N 72°8'0E and has an altitude of 1754 metres (5757 feet).

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Located at 34.83 72.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Populated places in Mardan District, Union councils of Mardan District