Panjkora river rises rises high in the Hindu Kush at Lat. 35.45 and joins the Swat River near Chakdara, Malakand, NWFP, Pakistan. Swat River flows from Karakorum Mountains to flows into Kabul River in Swat, Sarhad, Pakistan. ... Chakdara town is located in Malakand, NWFP, Pakistan. ... // History Geography Climate Economy Civic administration Transport Utility services Demographics People and culture Media Education Sports External links Further reading References ... North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) is geographically the smallest of the four provinces of Pakistan. ...
The ancient name of the river was Suastos,andthat of the Panjkora was Ghoura, under which names they figure in the history of Alexanders campaign.
Only the lower portion of the Swat valley, where the river intervenes between Malakand and the passes leading to Dir from the Panjkora, is of military significance.
The upper valley is closely gripped between mountain spurs stretching southwards from the Hindu Koh, rising to 15,000 ft. on one side and 19,000 ft. on the other, leaving but a narrow space between their rugged summits and the banks of the river.
Below Chitral are found the thickly timbered forests of Dir and Bajour, and the fertile valleys of the Panjkora and Swat rivers.
Between this agency and the Khyber Pass lie the Mohmand hills, a rough country with but little cultivation, under the political control of Peshawar.
The Kurram river rises in the southern slopes of the Safed Koh, and after leaving the Kurram valley passes through the Kohat hills and enters Bannu district.
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