Dir (city)

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title: Dir (city)
text: Dir is a city in the Upper Dir District of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is sometimes known as Dir Khas to distinguish it from the district's name, Dir. It lies along the Dir River, a tributary of the Panjkora River. It is at the base of the Lowarai Pass, the main road to Chitral. Dir was founded in the 17th century. Mullā Ilyās, a 17th-century holy man, is said to have been the founder. It was the capital of the former princely state of Dir, until its abolition in 1969. The fo
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description: City in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dir_(city)
date created: 2006-01-15T23:35:36Z
date modified: 2024-09-05T17:44:13Z
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