Shaikhdara

Shaikhdara

Shaikh Dara
Shaikhdara Shaikh Dara
Locality/Neighbourhood
	Urdu: شیخ درہ
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	Coordinates: 35°08′51″N 72°55′28″E / 35.147396°N 72.924393°E
Country	File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
Province	File:PK-NWFP.svg Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District	Lower Kohistan
Tehsil	Pattan
U/C	Dubair Bala
Elevation	2,100 m (6,900 ft)
Highest elevation	2,800 m (9,200 ft)
Lowest elevation	1,480 m (4,860 ft)
Population (April 2012)
• Total	2,500
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Area code	0998
Website	shaikhdara.synthasite.com

Shaikhdara [ʃeːxd̪ərə] or Shaikh Dara [ˈʃeːxˈd̪ərə] (Pashto: شیخ درہ, Urdu: شیخ درہ ) is the most popular locality of Union Council Dubair Bala in Lower Kohistan District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

Language

Language spoken here is primarily one of the Dardic language Indus Kohistani Maiya locally known as Abasin Kohistani or Kohiste while some researchers called it Maiyã (Mayon) or Shuthun but these names are not known locally.^[1] It is very similar to Torwali language that is spoken in Bahrain and Chail Swat.

Topography

As it is hilly area and surrounded by mountains with elevations and depressions at different places thus the highest elevation from sea level is about 2,800 m^[2] at "Zaid sar" a place in 'Takki' and lowest elevation 1480m at 'Kothal'. Total area occupied is 3.818 km2 (1.474 sq mi).

References

↑ Zoller, Claus Peter (2005). A grammar and dictionary of Indus Kohistani. Vol. 1: Dictionary. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. p. 2. ISBN 978-3-11-017947-7.
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[1] Zoller, Claus Peter (2005). A grammar and dictionary of Indus Kohistani. Vol. 1: Dictionary. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. p. 2. ISBN 978-3-11-017947-7.

[2] "Google Map Maker has closed - Map Maker Help".

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