Английская Википедия:Dir (city)

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Шаблон:More citations needed Шаблон:Infobox settlement Dir (Urdu, Шаблон:Lang-ps) is a city in the Upper Dir Districtof the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It has an elevation of 1420 m. It is sometimes known as Dir Khas (Proper Dir) to distinguish it from the district's name, Dir (Upper and Lower). 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. It was the capital of the former princely state of Dir, until its abolition in 1969.Шаблон:Citation needed The former royal palace is on a hill above the city. Dir was then the capital of the Dir District. When the Dir District was divided in 1996 into Upper and Lower Dir, Dir city and Timergara became its district headquarters respectively.Шаблон:Citation needed

Language and Tribes

Pashtuns make up the majority of the city and Pashto is the main language spoken in the city.

Climate

Like most of the southern slopes of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Dir has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Owing to the city's exposed location, rainfall from frontal cyclones from the west is heavier than in any other part of Pakistan, and their passage, as well as very penetrative monsoonal periods, are usually accompanied by heavy thunderstorms. Шаблон:Weather box

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