Palas Valley

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Palas
پالس
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Palas Valley
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Palas
Coordinates: 35°36′N73°00′E / 35.6°N 73.00°E / 35.6; 73.00
Country Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Province PK-NWFP.svg  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District Kolai-Palas District
Population
 (2017) [1]
  Total
275,461
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)

Palas (Urdu : پالس) is a tehsil and valley in Kolai-Palas District, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. [2]

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Fauna

Palas, Kohistan has incredible wildlife, it is home to the largest population of Western horned tragopan, Khalij, Koklass and Himalayan monal occur here, whereas the Cheer pheasant has been reintroduced here. There are 230 bird species in this tehsil. Mammals include carnivores such as the Persian leopard, Himalayan black bear and Red fox. Ungulates such as the Himalayan goral, Himalayan musk deer and wild boar are found here. For the protection of these species 1 national park, 3 wildlife sanctuaries and 5 game reserves have been established. [3] [4] Several surveys on other wildlife have also been compiled by experts including one on musk deer by Naeem Ashraf Raja. [5]

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References

  1. "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  2. "Travel Guide to Palas Valley". Pakistantravelguide.pk. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  3. Raja, Naeem Ashraf; P. Davidson; et al. (1999). "The birds of Palas, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan". Forktail. 15: 77–85. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  4. "Top Birding Hot Spots in Pakistan". wildlifeofpakistan.com. Wildlife of Pakistan. 20 May 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
  5. "HJP Reports". Archived from the original on 2011-11-12. Retrieved 25 August 2011.

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