SHANGLA AT A GLANCE

Shangla District is located in Swat Valley (North Latitude 34-31 to 33-08 and East Longitude 72-33 to 73-01) with its headquarter at Alpurai (8 km from Shangla Top). District Shangla was created out of District Swat on 01-07-1995 and it was fully functional w.e.f. 14-08-2001. The new district consists of two Tehsils namely, Alpurai and Puran with som many sub Tehsil.

The highest point of the district is Shangla Top (7001 feet or 2,125 meters above sea level), 56 km from Saidu Sharif and 45 km from Besham (Karakoram Highway), connected through a paved single road. The only accommodation available is the Forest Rest House at Shangla Top. It receives an average snowfall from 5 to 8 feet in winter. There is a trout hatchery in Alpuri proper. From Alpuri, on way to village Lilonai, there is a beautiful lake called Bashigram.

There some more archaeological finds between Chakaisar and Daut. Indus river passing through Daut. Remains of Hindu Shahi period are also found in Qlandar-Ajmair.

Another place worth visiting is Yakhtangi located 28 km away from Shangla Top at an altitude of 6,000 ft. or 1,820 m. above sea level. It takes about 40 minutes by car to reach Yakhtangi from Shangla Top. There is a Forest Rest House with two rooms at Yakhtangi. However, there is a shortage of running water and only source of water are Nullahs.

Other important places of the district are Chakaisar and Karora (3000-3500 ft./ 910-1060 m. above sea level).

The main visitor visit here for Ziarat of KANA BABAJEE who situated at Mian Kalay UC Pirabad near Baily Baba around 8 KM from Headquarter another Buzarg tomb also situated on road side nearest to the  headquarter. He was popular Lyric of Pushto poetry called HAFIZ ALPURAI.