| Dir دير | |
|---|---|
| Princely state of British India and West Pakistan | |
| c. 1800s–28 July 1969 | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Dir_map.png) Dir (highlighted red) shown within the former exclave of West Pakistan | |
| Capital | Dir |
| Area | |
• | 5,282 km2 (2,039 sq mi) |
| History | |
• Established | c. 1800s |
• Disestablished | 28 July 1969 |
| Today part of | Pakistan · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
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Dir was a princely state in a subsidiary alliance with the British Raj, located within the North-West Frontier Province. Following the Partition of British India, Dir remained independent and unaligned until February 1948, when the Dominion of Pakistan accepted its accession.
The princely state ceased to exist as a distinct political entity in 1969, when it was fully incorporated into Pakistan. The territory it once covered is today located in the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, forming two northern and southern districts called Upper Dir and Lower Dir, respectively.