Upper Dir ( Urdu دیر بالا , English Upper Dir , Pashto بر دیر ) is one of the 24 districts of the Pakistani Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province . The district was formed in 1996 when Dir was divided into Upper and Lower Dir.
| Area | |
| Upper Deer | |
|---|---|
| بر دیر Upper Dir District | |
| A country | Pakistan |
| Adm Centre | Deer |
| History and geography | |
| Date of education | 1996 |
| Square | 3,699 km² |
| Population | |
| Population | 575,858 people ( 1998 ) |
| Density | 194 persons / km² |
| official languages | Urdu , English |
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Location
The Upper Dir district covers an area of 3,699 square kilometers and is part of the historic Malakand region located along the border of Afghanistan in Chitral , Lower Dir and Bajaur .