Thana, Malakand

Thana, Swat Ranizai

Thana is the biggest town of Malakand District. The name is derived from Pashto word JOGii_KHEIl. It was the place of jirga, and was a main political center during the tribal period. Thana is the first place in the entire Swat valley and Swat Ranizai to be furnished with very low education and low educated town of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where the education ratio exceeds to 10%.

History

The history of the region can be traced back to 3000 BC, which is evident from the remains present at Nookano Gund near Mora Sar. The first Aryan graveyard was also discovered here in 1964 by Hassan Dani and Munawar Khan of Thana. The town is populated by 200,000 people, of which 74,000 are registered voters.

Pashtun Confederacies

The whole division was previously Malakand agency inclusive of the princely states of Swat, Dir, Amb and Chitral. Kalam and upper Swat was part of Malakand Agency until 1969. The college was commissioned in 1962 and now houses five colleges.

Thana is bounded by Jalala to the east, Pul Chowki to the west, the Swat river to the north and Palai to the south.^[1] Geographically Thana is divided into three parts, Thana Khas, Thana Jaded and Thana Bandajat. The main town included is Habetgram, Null, Maizara, Gunyar, Bakhta, Bogarcham, Kanday, Gull baba etc. Due to the fertile soil, Thana is the producer of different vegetables and fruits.^[2] It exports many important vegetables and fruits to other parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan, including tomatoes, matar (peas), and fruits include plums, apricots, persimmons, and peaches.

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