Kohistan District, Pakistan
Kohistan, also called Indus Kohistan, was an administrative district within the Hazara region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. In 2014, it was bifurcated into two districts: Upper Kohistan and Lower Kohistan. In 2017, the Lower Kohistan District was further bifurcated and a district Kolai-Palas was established. It covered an area of 7,492 square kilometres (2,893 sq mi) and had a population of 472,570 according to the 1998 Census. Geographically, Kohistan stretched from Gilgit-Baltistan in the north to the Mansehra District in the east to the Battagram District and Shangla and Swat districts in the west.
Kohistan is noted for its dramatic mountain scenery.
Upper Kohistan District is a district in the Hazara Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
Karakoram Highway in Upper Kohistan