Lower Dir District

Lower Dir District ضلع دیر
District
Country	Pakistan
Province	Pakhtunkhwa
Religion	Islam
Headquarters	Timergara
Area
• Total	1,582 km2 (611 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	1,544,000
• Density	980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone	PST
Website	khyberpakhtunkhwa.gov.pk

Lower Dir (Pashto: لر دیر‎ ，Urdu: دیر زیریں‎) is one of the 26^[1] districts in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The district was formed in 1996, when the district of Dir was divided into Upper Dir and Lower Dir. Timergara city is the district headquarters and largest city.

Tourist Places

Laram top in winter lower Dir

In reality, the entire Dir region is a wonder of creation but to high authorities negligence and lack of communication roads, most of the areas are clouded in the mystery of infamy but still few areas which are recently developed includes;

Laram Top also known as "Laram Sar" is a scenic hill station in the Lower Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan at a distance of 30 km from Chakdara. It is located at elevation of 8500 ft above the sea level, surrounded by verdant mountains, towering trees and drenched in clouds. The Top receives heavy snow fall during winter season and attract a lot of tourists to its lap for a cool feeling in the sizzling heat of summer.

Jakar Baba Top is another picturesque hill station in the Lower Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is encircled by lush green and towering trees of Pine species.

The place is located at a distance of 16 km from the Asbanr village and can be approached from this village in a four-wheel drive vehicle.

Administration

The district is administratively subdivided into Tehsils which contain a total of 37 Union Councils:.^[2] In lower dir there are two tehsils:

National Assembly

This district is represented by one elected MNA (Member of National Assembly) in Pakistan National Assembly. Its constituency is NA-34.^[3]

Qazi Hussain Ahmad won the general elections in 2002 but he left the seat as he had also won from his native constituency. Therefore, in January 2003 bye-elections were held.

Provincial Assembly

The district is represented by four elected MPAs in the provincial assembly who represent the following constituencies, after shifting of three union council from the Upper Dir to Lower Dir the provincial constituency of upper Dir, PF-93 now consists of UCs Khall, Toor Mang and Akha Gram of Lower Dir :^[4]

• PK-94 (Lower Dir-I)
• PK-95 (Lower Dir-II)
• PK-96 (Lower Dir-III)
• PK-97 (Lower Dir-IV)

Notable people

• Siraj ul Haq, Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan
• Zahid Khan, current senator of Awami National Party
• Bakht Baidar, member of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly
• Sufi Muhammad, Pakistani rebel
• Imran Khan (cricketer, born 1987), Pakistani cricketer

Gallery

See also

• Constituency NA-34
• Education in Lower Dir District
• Upper Dir District

References

External links

• Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Government website section on Lower Dir
• Dir Maps

	Konar, Afghanistan	Upper Dir District
			Swat
		Lower Dir District
	FATA	Malakand

Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Abbottabad Bannu Battagram Buner Charsadda Chitral Dir Dera Ismail Khan Hangu Haripur Kala Dhaka Karak Kohat Kohistan Lakki Marwat Malakand Mansehra Mardan Nowshera Peshawar Shangla Swabi Swat Tank Tor Ghar

Administrative divisions of Lower Dir District Capital Timergara Tehsils Adenzai Balambat Khal Lal Qilla Munda Samar Bagh Timergara Union councils Asbanr Badwan Balambat (union council) Bagh Dush Khel Bandagai Bishgram Daranga Gall Maidan Hayaserai Kambat Khadagzai Khanpur, Lower Dir Khazana Khungai Kotigram Kotkai Koto, Lower Dir Lajbook Lal qila, dir lower Maskini Mayar Miakili Munda, Lower Dir Munjai Noora Khel Ouch (union council) Rabat, Lower Dir Samar Bagh Sadbar Kali Timergara (union council) Zaimdara Ziarat Talash

Coordinates: 34°51′N 71°51′E / 34.850°N 71.850°E / 34.850; 71.850