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Lower Dir District

Lower Dir is a district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in north-western Pakistan, with its headquarters at Timergara. It was formed in 1996, when Dir District, created from the princely state of Dir after its abolition in 1969, was divided into Upper and Lower Dir. It lies in the Panjkora valley and is inhabited mainly by Yusufzai Pashtuns.

Lower Dir District
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Lower Dir District. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lower-dir-district
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“Lower Dir District.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lower-dir-district. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Lower Dir District.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lower-dir-district.
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