Torghar District

Torghar District formerly known as Kala Dhaka is a district in the Hazara Division of the province of Pakistan. It was officially separated from in 2011 under Article 246 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Wikipedia
  • Type: district of Pakistan with 171,000 residents
  • Description: district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
  • Also known as: “Kala Dhaka District”, “Tor Ghar”, “Tor Ghar District”, “د تور غر ولسوالۍ”, “کالا ڈھاکا”, and “トルガール県”
  • Historically known as: “Kala Dhaka”

Torghar District

Latitude
34.5587° or 34° 33′ 31″ north
Longitude
72.8521° or 72° 51′ 8″ east
Population
171,000
Elevation
1,525 metres (5,003 feet)
Open location code
8J6JHV52+FR
Geo­Names ID
8061265
Wiki­data ID
Q2981085
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Western Panjabi—“Torghar District” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “তরঘার জেলা”
  • Chinese: “托嘎縣”
  • French: “district de Torghar”
  • French: “District de Torghar”
  • Hindi: “तोरग़र ज़िला”
  • Japanese: “トルガール地区”
  • Malayalam: “ടോർഗാർ ഡിസ്ട്രിക്റ്റ്”
  • Persian: “ناحیه تور غر”
  • Polish: “Dystrykt Tor Ghar”
  • Pushto: “تور غر ولسوالۍ”
  • Russian: “Кала-Дака”
  • Russian: “Торгар”
  • Sindhi: “تور غر ضلعو”
  • Sindhi: “تورغر ضلعو”
  • Tamil: “தோர்கர் மாவட்டம்”
  • Urdu: “ضلع تورغر”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع کالا ڈھاکا”

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