It can be traced at 350 07’to 350 22’ and 720, 29’ to 720, 39’ North latitude and East longitude, respectively (Pers. Department of Geography, University of Peshawar, Pakistan). The total area of the valley is 4877 ha, while the total population of the valley is 20,163. Geography of the valley also shows that in the West it is bounded by Niage Dara (Dir), in the North by Dir Kohistan, in the North
east by Beha valley. Totano Banday and Mian Kalay Biakand in the South of Tehsil Kabal and Tehsil Matta, respectively. The valley comprises gently rolling topography in its Northern, Southern and Western side. Southern hilly areas are gently sloping while the Northern part moderately goes to high elevation. Precipitation is in the form of rain, monsoon in summer and heavy snowfall in winter. The area establishes west Himalayan moist types of forests (Beg and Khan, 1974). The valley has Oak, Blue Pine, Fir and Spruce forests. Its highest peak in the North is Landay Sir and Chota Sir having an altitude of 2900 m and 3900 m above sea level, respectively while mean altitude of the plain area is 1400m. Majority of the people residing in the area are Yousafzai Pukhtoon associated with very limited population of Sayed, Molla Khail and the hilly areas are inhabited by Gojer Khail. Ninety-five percent (95%) people are involved in agriculture, horticulture and cultivate their own farms while other five percent (5%) are working aboard in the Middle Eastern countries.
