Indus Kohistan
کوہستان | |
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 Location of the former Kohistan District (highlighted in red) in Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 35°15′N 73°30′E / 35.250°N 73.500°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Division | Hazara |
| Established | 1 October 1976-2014 |
| Headquarters | Dasu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,492 km2 (2,893 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 784,711 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Indus Kohistan (سندھُ کوہستان),[2][3] also known Hazara Kohistan,[4] is a geographical region in northern Pakistan, consisting of eastern portion of the larger Kohistan region. Formerly administered as Kohistan District within the Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it was bifurcated into two districts in 2014: Upper Kohistan and Lower Kohistan. In 2017, the Lower Kohistan District was further bifurcated and a district Kolai-Palas was established.[5][6] It has an area of 7,492 square kilometres (2,893 sq mi) and a population of 472,570 according to the 1998 Census.[7]
Geographically, Kohistan stretched from Gilgit-Baltistan in the north to the Mansehra District in the east to the Battagram District and Shangla and Swat districts in the west.[8]
- ^ "DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017.
- ^ Frembgen, Jürgen Wasim (1999). "Indus Kohistan An Historical and Ethnographie Outline". Central Asiatic Journal. 43 (1): 70–98. ISSN 0008-9192. JSTOR 41928174.
- ^ Karandashev, Victor (24 December 2016). Romantic Love in Cultural Contexts. Springer. p. 189. ISBN 978-3-319-42683-9.
- ^ "Kohistan Valley". Vertical Explorers. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ Report, Bureau (16 January 2014). "KP govt creates new Kohistan district". DAWN.COM.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "Kolai-Palas notified as new district". www.thenews.com.pk. 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Brochure of District Kohistan NWFP" (PDF). 1998.
- ^ Kanga, Shruti; Singh, Suraj Kumar; Meraj, Gowhar; Farooq, Majid (15 February 2022). Geospatial Modeling for Environmental Management: Case Studies from South Asia. CRC Press. p. 287. ISBN 978-1-000-53920-2.