Chakdara (چکدرہ) is a city in the Lower Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It's the second largest city in Dir Lower after Timergara. It serves as a gateway of Malakand Division. It's located in the center of Malakand Division at the entrance of the Lower Dir District, also near the entrance of the Swat District. The Swat Expressway also touches this area Chakdara interchange. Chakdara is about 130 km far from Peshawar, 40km from Mingora and 38 km from Timergara.

Lower Dir District is a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Timergara city is the district's headquarter. This district was formed in 1996, when Dir District was divided into Upper Dir and Lower Dir districts. On 22 January 2023, both Lower Dir and Upper Dir districts were further bifurcated to create a new Central Dir District. Lower Dir contains a lot of valleys and mountains. "tajoka sar" was a mountain peak in Dir and the highest mountain peak in Lower Dir Kpk, Pakistan. The hight of Tajoka sar was 3308m (10853ft) from sea level. It is Located in BinShahi Valley, Lower Dir kpk, Pakistan.