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Lower Dir District (Pashto: لر / کوز دير ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع دیر زیریں) is a district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Timergara city is the district headquarter and largest city. The district was formed in 1996, when Dir District was divided into Upper Dir and Lower Dir. The district borders Swat District on its East, Afghanistan on its West, Upper Dir and Chitral on its North and North-West respectively and Malakand and Bajaur Agency on its South.
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Lower Dir District
ضلع دیرِ زیریں | |
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District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
  Top: Katora Lake Bottom: Rock formation near Abid | |
 Location of Lower Dir District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province | |
| Coordinates: 34°51′N 71°51′E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Division | Malakand |
| Headquarters | Timergara |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,583 km2 (611 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,436,082 |
| • Density | 910/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 40,314 |
| • Rural | 1,395,768 |
| Time zone | PST |
| Number of Tehsils | 5 |
| Website | dirlower |
History
At the time of independence of Pakistan, Dir was a princely state ruled by Nawab Shah Jehan Khan. It was merged with Pakistan in 1969 and later declared a district in 1970.
Demographics
At the time of the 2017 census the district had a population of 1,436,082, of which 709,829 were males and 726,203 females. Rural population was 1,395,768 (97.19%) while the urban population was 40,314 (2.81%). The literacy rate was 61.83% - the male literacy rate was 74.45% while the female literacy rate was 49.45%. 471 people in the district were from religious minorities. Pashto was the predominant language, spoken by 99.30% of the population.[1]
Education
- University of Malakand is a public university located in Chakdara.
- University of Dir
Administration
National Assembly
NA-6 (Lower Dir-I) and NA-7 (Lower Dir-II) are constituencies of the National Assembly of Pakistan from Lower Dir district. These areas were formerly part of NA-34 (Lower Dir) constituency from 1977 to 2018. The delimitation in 2018 split Lower Dir into two separate constituencies, NA-6 (Lower Dir-I) and NA-7 (Lower Dir-II).
NA-34 constituency (2002-2018)
| Member of National Assembly | Party Affiliation | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Qazi Hussain Ahmad | Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal | 2002 |
| Maulana Ahmad Ghafoor Ghawas | Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal | 2003 |
| Malak Azmat Khan | Pakistan Peoples Party | 2008 |
| Shahib Zada Muhammad Yaqub | Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan | 2013 |
Since 2018: NA-6 (Lower Dir-I) and NA-7 (Lower Dir-II)
| Member of National Assembly | Party Affiliation | Constituency | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehboob Shah | PTI | NA-6 (Lower Dir-I) | 2018 |
| Muhammad Bashir Khan | PTI | NA-7 (Lower Dir-II) | 2018 |
Provincial Assembly
| Member of Provincial Assembly | Party Affiliation | Constituency | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Azam Khan | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | PK-13 (Lower Dir-I) | 2018 |
| Humayun Khan | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | PK-14 (Lower Dir-II) | 2018 |
| Shafi ullah | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | PK-15 (Lower Dir-III) | 2018 |
| Bahdur Khan | Awami National Party | PK-16 (Lower Dir-IV) | 2018 |
| Liaqat Ali Khan | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | PK-17 (Lower Dir-V) | 2018 |
Notable people
- Nawabzada Shahabuddin Khan, Former Ruler of Lower Dir[2][3]
- Siraj ul Haq, politician
- Muhammad Bashir Khan, politician
- Naseem Shah, cricketer
- Zahid Khan, Ex-Senator
- Imran Khan (cricketer, born 1987)
See also
- Constituency NA-6 (Lower Dir-I)
- Constituency NA-7 (Lower Dir-II)
- Education in Lower Dir District
- Upper Dir District
References
- "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- "Tribe seeks ban on sale, purchase of shared land". www.thenews.com.pk.
- High Court, Peshawar. (PDF) https://www.peshawarhighcourt.gov.pk/PHCCMS//judgments/R.F.A.--No.--53-M-of-2016--Govt-of-KPK-Vs--Nawabzada-M.-Shahabuddin.pdf.
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External links
- Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Government website section on Lower Dir
- Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa news website section on Lower Dir
Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | ||
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Provincial capital: Peshawar | ||
| Abaseen |  | |
| Bannu | ||
| Dera Ismail Khan | ||
| Hazara |
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| Kohat | ||
| Malakand | ||
| Mardan |
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| Peshawar | ||
Administrative divisions of Lower Dir District | ||
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| Tehsils | Union Councils |  |
| Adenzai | ||
| Balambat | ||
| Lal Qilla |
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| Munda | ||
| Samar Bagh | ||
| Timergara | ||
На других языках
[de] Lower Dir
Der Distrikt Lower Dir ist ein Verwaltungsdistrikt in Pakistan in der Provinz Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Sitz der Distriktverwaltung ist die Stadt Timergara.- [en] Lower Dir District
[ru] Нижний Дир
Нижний Дир (пушту لر دیر, англ. Lower Dir) — один из 24 округов пакистанской провинции Хайбер-Пахтунхва. Округ образован в 1996 году когда Дир был разделен на Верхний и Нижний Дир.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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