Bahrain, Pakistan

Bahrain
Bahrain is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain Valley
Bahrain is located in Pakistan
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain (Pakistan)
Coordinates: 35°12′27″N 72°32′44″E / 35.2075°N 72.5456°E / 35.2075; 72.5456
Country Pakistan
ProvinceKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictSwat
TehsilBahrain
Government
 • Tehsil ChairmanShahid Ali (PTI)
Elevation
1,435 m (4,708 ft)
Population
 • Total102,253
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Bahrain (Torwali: بحرین; also spelled Behrain), formerly known in Torwali as Bhaunal,[2] is a town located in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, 60 km north of Mingora at an elevation of 4,700 ft on the right bank of the Swat river. Geographically in the Swat Kohistan region, it is named Bahrain (lit. "two rivers") due to its location at the confluence of the Daral and Swat rivers. It is known for its riverside tourist resorts, local handicrafts, and its view of the merging of the Daral and Swat rivers. It also serves as a base camp for the trail that leads to the Daral and Saidgai lakes. Behrain is the tehsil headquarter of Behrain Tehsil.

  1. ^ "POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  2. ^ Torwali, Zubair (2024). Internal Colonization in Northern Pakistan: The Impact on Cultural Rights (PDF). Lahore: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. p. 7.