Malakand Division
Malakand Division is an administrative division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan. It contains the following districts:[1]
- Bajaur District
- Buner District
- Chitral District
- Lower Dir District (part of Dir District until 1996)
- Upper Dir District (part of Dir District until 1996)
- Malakand District
- Shangla District
- Swat District
History
Until 1970 the area was a Tribal Area known as the Malakand Agency.[2] In 1970, Malakand Division was formed from the princely states of Chitral, Dir and Swat (incorporated into West Pakistan in 1969) and an area around the Malakand Fort known as the Malakand Protected Area. The capital of Malakand Division is Saidu Sharif, with the largest city being Mingora.
References
- ^ Divisions/Districts of Pakistan Archived 2006-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names - ^ Profile of Pakistan's Tribal Areas
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