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| Country | Pakistan |
| Region | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Tarbela lake It is a reservoir formed by the Tarbela Dam, located 3 km south of Haripur, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It is one of the biggest lakes of Pakistan. [1]
Being one of the biggest lakes of Pakistan, Tarbela Lake is a popular tourist spot and recreation site in Pakistan. [2]
The Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology is a private research university located in Topi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. The institute has a 400-acre (1.6 km2) campus that is located in the vicinity of Swabi District.
Topi is a town in the eastern part of the Swabi District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The administrative division of Topi unfolds into two Union councils: Topi East and Topi West. Notably, the Tarbela Dam, largest earth-filled dam in the world, is located only 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) east of Topi.
Tarbela Dam is an earth-filled dam along the Indus River in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. It is mainly located in Haripur Tehsil. It is about 20 km (10 mi) from the city of Swabi KPK, 105 km (65 mi) northwest of Islamabad, and 125 km (80 mi) east of Peshawar. It is the largest earth-filled dam in the world. The dam is 143 metres (470 ft) high above the riverbed and its reservoir, Tarbela Lake, has a surface area of approximately 250 square kilometres (97 sq mi).
Tarbela Dam Airport is located near the Indus River in the Haripur District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan, and is part of the Tarbela Dam project.
Ghazi-Barotha Hydropower Project is a 1,450 MW run-of-the-river hydropower, connected to the Indus River. It is located about 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Attock in the Punjab province and east of Haripur in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Construction of the project began in 1995. It consists of five generators, each possessing a maximum power generation capacity of 290 MW. The inauguration of the plant took place on 19 August 2003, presided over by the then President General Pervez Musharraf. It also saw the commissioning of the first two of the five generators i.e. Unit 1 and Unit 2. The last generator was commissioned on 6 April, 2004, and the project was completed by December the same year. It costed US$2.1 billion with funding from Pakistan's Water and Power Development Authority, the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau, European Investment Bank and Islamic Development Bank.
'Siran Valley is a beautiful valley situated near the banks of Siran River in Pakhli region of District Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtoon Khwa, Pakistan. Swati is the biggest landlord family of this Valley. Siran valley consists of many union councils including Bhogarmang and Sacha Kalan.
The Indus Basin Project is a water control project that resulted from a treaty, Indus Waters Treaty, signed between India and Pakistan in 1960 that guaranteed what Pakistan would receive water from the Indus River independent from upstream control by India.
Khalabat Township is one of the 30 union councils of Haripur District in the Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa of Pakistan. The administrative division is some 65 km (40 mi) north of Islamabad and 35 km (22 mi) south of Abbottabad. Covering a hilly plain area, the township comprises four sectors and two Union Councils: Tarbela Union Council has sector 1 and 2, and Khalabat Union Council has sector 3 and 4.
Tarbela or Torbela is one of the 44 union councils, administrative subdivision, of Haripur District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The name comes from the words tor and bela.
Sakargah is a town, and one of twenty union councils in Battagram District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan.
Batakara is a town and Union Council of Swabi District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 34°2'0N 72°36'0E with an altitude of 323 metres.
Gandaf is a town and Union Council of Swabi District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 34°7'0N 72°41'0E with an altitude of 538 metres. Gandaf is surrounded by a mountain range, and is very close to the Gadoon Amazi industrial estate. Gandaf is the capital village of Area Gadoon where only the Pashtun tribe 'Gadoon' resides. The Indus River is also attached to this village. Due to the lack of colleges and universities, many Gadoon went to Swabi or to other places.
Zarobai Munara, commonly known as Zarobi, is a historical village and Union Council of Swabi District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 34°2′0N 72°34′0E with an altitude of 321 metres.
Dheri is a town and union council of Mardan District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is the biggest village of Dheri union council wherein jadoons, miangan, mulan,Alizai Durrani,Awan,Dilzak, KakaKhel, Aku Khel, Uttmanzai, Baghwanan,Behzad Khel, Kulalan, Juhlagan tribes live.
The Pakistan Water & Power Development Authority is a government-owned public utility agency maintaining hydropower and water in Pakistan, although it does not manage thermal power plants. WAPDA includes Tarbela and Mangla dams among its resources. Its headquartered in Lahore.
The Akhori Dam project is a proposed multipurpose dam in Pakistan, about 60 km west of Islamabad. Developed by Pakistani Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) as part of its Water Vision 2025, it has been proposed by the former Pakistan Muslim League (Q)'s Government.
Kihari is a populated place in the Union Council of Sirikot, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan. Kihari is about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from Sirikot village and about 6.8 kilometres (4.2 mi) from Tarbela.
