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District

Location of Dir District (highlighted in yellow) within the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa map
Country
Pakistan
Province
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Capital
Dir
Established
1996
Area
• Total
3,699 km 2(1,428 sq mi)
Population (1998)
• Total
575,858
• Density
194/km 2(500/sq mi)
Time zone
PST ( UTC+5 )
Number of Tehsils
6
Upper Dir ( Pashto : دیر بالا ) 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 .
Location Edit
Upper Dir district is 3,699 square kilometres in area and formed part of the former Malakand Division , lying along the Afghanistan border between Chitral , Bajaur Agency and Lower Dir .
It is connected with the Kohistan District via the Badawi Pass and connected with Chitral District through Lawari Pass and with Afghanistan through Bin Shahi Pass.