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Palas (Kohistan)
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Palas is a valley in Kohistan District, North-West Frontier Province
, Pakistan
. The Palas Valley is located on the left bank of the river Indus falling under the jurisdiction of Tehsil Palas and Kohistan Forest Division. The locality of the tract varies from 34°-52' to 35°-16' north latitude and 72°-52' to 73°-35' east latitude. It is bounded on the north and north-east by Jalkot
valley, on the east by Kaghan
, on the south by Allai
and on the West by the river Indus.
s and Himalayan Monal
s. Several surveys on other wildlife, including one on Musk Deer by Naeem Ashraf Raja
, have also been compiled by different experts.
North-West Frontier Province
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province and various other names, is one of the four provinces of Pakistan, located in the north-west of the country...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. The Palas Valley is located on the left bank of the river Indus falling under the jurisdiction of Tehsil Palas and Kohistan Forest Division. The locality of the tract varies from 34°-52' to 35°-16' north latitude and 72°-52' to 73°-35' east latitude. It is bounded on the north and north-east by Jalkot
Jalkot
Jalkot is a Village and tehsil in Latur Division of Latur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.It is the latest tehsil created in district of Latur....
valley, on the east by Kaghan
Kaghan
Kaghan is a small town and union council of the Balakot Tehsil, in Mansehra District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It has a reputation as a place of great natural beauty....
, on the south by Allai
Allai
Allai is an administrative subdivision of Batagram District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan - that also contains the Allai Valley.- History :...
and on the West by the river Indus.
Fauna
Among the birds found here are Western TragopanWestern Tragopan
The Western Tragopan or Western Horned Tragopan is a medium-sized brightly plumaged pheasant found along the Himalayas from Hazara in northern Pakistan in the west to Uttarakhand within India to the east...
s and Himalayan Monal
Himalayan Monal
The Himalayan Monal, Lophophorus impejanus also known as the Impeyan Monal or Impeyan Pheasant or Danphe is a bird of genus Lophophorus of the pheasant family, Phasianidae. It is the national bird of Nepal, where it is known as the Danfe, and the state bird of Uttarakhand.Traditionally, the...
s. Several surveys on other wildlife, including one on Musk Deer by Naeem Ashraf Raja
Naeem Ashraf Raja
Naeem Ashraf Raja is the Director of biodiversity in the Federal Government of Pakistan. A fellow of LEAD Pakistan, Raja previously served as the Assistant Inspector General of Forests in the Ministry of Environment...
, have also been compiled by different experts.