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Discover Tarai in Pakistan
Tarai in the region of North-West Frontier Province is a town located in Pakistan - some 102 mi or ( 165 km ) North-West of Islamabad , the country's capital .
Local time in Tarai is now 10:44 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Karachi " with a UTC offset of 5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Gīdar Kili, Tauda Chīna, Chinārtangai, Khazāna, and Banr. When in this area, you might want to check out Gīdar Kili . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Tarai ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Math, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Math is a village of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. It is located at 34°50'22N 71°47'12E with an altitude of 1083 metres (3556 feet).
Located at 34.84 71.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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.
Located at 34.83 71.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Panjkora River
The Panjkora River is a river in northern Pakistan. It rises rises high in the Hindu Kush at lat. 35.45, flows south through Upper Dir and Lower Dir Districts and joins the Swat River near Chakdara, Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Its name is derived from the Persian for 'panj' (meaning 'five') and 'kora' (meaning 'river').
Located at 34.67 71.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Badwan
Badwan(باڈوان) is a Union Council, situated on the bank of River Swat. It is a part of Adenzai Tehsil of Lower Dir District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. It contains many small villages including Badwan Upper, Badwan Lower, Badwan Khambo, Shamlai, Baghkandi, Ramyal, Othar, Safrona, Gadar, Barorri, Leko, Ghwando, Torogato, Swato Banda, Ghazo etc. Its population is approximately 25,000.
Located at 34.65 71.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Siege of Malakand
The Siege of Malakand was the 26 July – 2 August 1897 siege of the British garrison in the Malakand region of colonial British India's North West Frontier Province. The British faced a force of Pashtun tribesmen whose tribal lands had been bisected by the Durand Line, the 1,519 mile (2,445 km) border between Afghanistan and British India drawn up at the end of the Anglo-Afghan wars to help hold the Russian Empire's spread of influence towards the Indian subcontinent.
Located at 34.60 71.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
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