Balakot Tehsil

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Balakot Tehsil is an administrative subdivision in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, known for its mountainous terrain and role as a gateway to the Kaghan Valley.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Balakot Tehsil canonical 3
Tehsil Balakot 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative subdivision
tehsil
administrativeLanguage Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
borderedBy Battagram District
Kaghan Valley
Mansehra Tehsil
Neelum Valley
commonLanguage Hindko
Pashto
linked to: Pashto language
containsSettlement Balakot
containsValley Kaghan Valley
country Pakistan
economySector agriculture
services related to hospitality
tourism
governedAs tehsil administration
hasCapital Balakot
hasClimate alpine climate in higher elevations
humid subtropical climate
hasFeature forested mountains
tourist resorts
valleys
hasMajorTouristDestination Kaghan Valley
Lulusar Lake
Naran
Saif-ul-Malook Lake
linked to: Lake Saif-ul-Malook

Shogran
knownFor gateway to Kaghan Valley
tourism
locatedIn Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
northern Pakistan
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Mansehra District
locatedInMountainRange Himalayas foothills
locatedOnRiver Kunhar River
naturalHazardRisk earthquakes
landslides
partOf Mansehra District
regionType mountain region
religionMajority Islam
river Kunhar River
roadAccessVia Kaghan Road
Mansehra–Naran–Jalkhad Road
linked to: Kaghan–Naran road
subdivisionOf Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Pakistan
terrainFeature mountainous terrain
timeZone Pakistan Standard Time
utcOffset +05:00

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Balakot partOf Balakot Tehsil
Kaghan administrativeDivision Tehsil Balakot
linked to: Balakot Tehsil
Mansehra Tehsil locatedNear Balakot Tehsil
Mansehra District contains Balakot Tehsil