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Banian (Battagram)

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Country
  
Pakistan

District
  
Battagram District

Time zone
  
PST (UTC+5)

Region
  
Khyber Pukhtunkhwa

Tehsil
  
Battagram

Elevation
  
1,287 m

Weather
  
8°C, Wind N at 5 km/h, 80% Humidity

Banian (َUrdu & Pashto بانیاں) is a town, and one of twenty union councils in Battagram District in the Khyber Pukhtunkhwa of Pakistan. The place was named by Bania (caste) of Narrore, while they formerly ruled the Jirgah System Kingdom for centuries. It is located at 34°36'30N 73°3'15E and has an altitude of 1287 metres (4225 feet).

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Banian (Battagram) Wikipedia