Batkhela
بٹ خیلہ بټ خېله | |
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,_Malakand_Agency,_KPK.JPG) Batkhela Canal flows through the city | |
  Batkhela Location within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa  Batkhela Location within Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 34°37′N 71°58′E / 34.62°N 71.97°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Malakand |
| Tehsil | Swat Rani Zai Tehsil |
| Established | March 1895 (British) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Tehsil, City |
| • Governing body | Union Council (3 Seats) |
| • AC/Sub divisional Magistrate/Deputy Commandant | Aun Haider (PAS) |
| • Tehsil Nazim | Adnan Ibrar (PMS) |
| • Upper Batkhela | Fazal Wahid Lalagi (JI) |
| Area | |
| • City | 1,001 km2 (386 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 648 m (2,126 ft) |
| Population (2023 census) | |
| • Urban | 73,525 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Website | nwfp.gov.pk |
Batkhela (Pashto: بټ خېله, Urdu: بٹ خیلہ) is a city, tehsil and the district headquarter of the Malakand District within the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. According to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, the population of Batkhela was recorded at 68,200.[1] Batkhela is considered as one of the most popular business cities in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.[citation needed] A water canal that pours into a small dam in the Jabban area near Batkhela is the main source of electricity production here.[2]
Batkhela General Civil Headquarters Hospital is the main hospital of the district Malakand. Batkhela's main bazaar is more than 2 Kilometres long. There are no intersections (junctions) so there are no traffic lights. It is, therefore, also known as the longest bazaar in Asia that has no traffic lights and junctions (intersections) in it.[3][4]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ https://www.graana.com/blog/batkhela-a-hidden-treasure-in-malakand-valley/
- ^ Malakand District: socio-political profile = Pattan Development Organization. Islamabad. 2006. LCCN 2007379799.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Mohammad Nawaz Khan (1995). Malakand: A journey through history. Gandhara Markaz. p. 12. ASIN B0006FBFNK.