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159: 471:. Tor Baba (Abdur Rahim Khan), Timergara Babaje and Jaloo Baba were the prominent religious figures of this area. Abdur Rahim Khan migrated from Mandal (Bajawar Agency) in the late seventeenth century and settled in Timergara. He was known as Tor Baba for his piousness. Abdur Rahim Khan and Akhund Ilyas (d. 1676) were disciples of Shaikh Adam Binori. The Mandal (clan of Utmankheil) in Timergara or mostly called Shaikhan are the descendants of Baba Abdur Rahim Khan. 172: 431:(UPE) survey, the total number of children in the age group 5–7 years is 104,498 in which 56,937 are boys and 47,561 are girls. Due to the limited access, the number of out-of-school children among the age group 5–7 years is 25,169. Almost 24% children of the total (age group 5–7 years) are out of school, in which 19% are boys and 30% are girls. These figures also include the dropout students of both genders. 241: 27: 179: 375: 641:
in different types of international cricket and provincial and regional teams in different games. The youngsters have a great passion for sports like cricket, football, basketball, volleyball, and hockey. Rest House Ground and FC Ground (Balambat) are the two main sporting events sites. The residents
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There is not public sports ground but the people of khungi payeen village make for herself a very beautiful ground in bank of river. Football player play their football and cricketers play and also players volleyball. There is no proper facility available for players to play professional sports. The
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The main healthcare facility is District Headquarters Hospital Timergara. There are many more private hospitals and a number of hospitals available for ladies' treatment. MSF (Médecins Sans Frontières), an international NGO, is supporting parts of the District Headquarters Hospital e.g. Maternity,
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Rainfall mostly occurs in the months of July, August, December, January and February. Towards the end of cold weather, there are occasional thunderstorms and hailstorms. Timergara is equally affected by global warming and climatic changes. In 2010, along with snowfall, heavy floods occurred which
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The summer season is hot and arid while the winter is cold and wet. A steep rise in temperature occurs from May to June, and then is very hot from July to the end of August. However, the weather becomes cooler, especially at night, during September. A rapid fall in temperature occurs from October
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is the excavated site of Balambat. The site has been occupied continuously since the time of the Indo-Aryans in 1500 BC. Discoveries included houses dating from 500 BC and fire altars, showing that the people followed early
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The area has a weak agriculture infrastructure with no industry. The economy is completely based on the remittances sent back to the area by people (mainly males) living in the
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Timergara connects Bajawar, Dir Upper and Chitral to the rest of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa. Timergara has two busy bypass roads that connect different areas. The nearest airport is
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The pioneer practitioner of this area was the late Dr. Burhan Uddin (1942–2009). He provided primary health care to the people of this area when no hospital existed.
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resulted in heavy damage to the infrastructure of the city. In March 2014, the Panjkora river's level began rising again, which was a threat to the Balambat bridge.
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and 79.59% including Kachi class. Student–teacher ratio is 43 students per teacher. There are 41 boys per male teacher and 46 girls per female teacher.
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onwards. The coldest months are December and January. The mean minimum temperature recorded for the month of January is −8 °C.
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When Timergara was declared as the district headquarters of Dir, migration of the people to the city increased.
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have made small grounds for sports facilities on the banks of rivers and as well as at the bottom of mountains.
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Uddin, Dr. Fasih (5 November 2011). "Daily Ajj Peshwar". Peshwar. p. 0.
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and Saag with Sookrak (sweet bread of Maize) are also offered to guests.
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area has produced some prominent players in different sports i.e.
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Government College of Technology Kandaro Balambat Timergara
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The total gross enrollment ratio is 73.83% excluding
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Timergara is located in Pakistan
34°49′40″N 71°50′30″E / 34.82778°N 71.84167°E / 34.82778; 71.84167
Pakistan
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Lower Dir
Timergara
Pashto
Urdu
Lower Dir District
Central Dir District
Pakistan
Panjkora River
Indo-Aryans
Panjkora River
Vedic Hinduism
fire worshipping
Hindu Shahis
Panjkora

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