Daggar, Pakistan

Daggar
ڈگر
ډاګر
Daggar is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Daggar
Daggar
Location within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Daggar is located in Pakistan
Daggar
Daggar
Location within Pakistan
Coordinates: 34°18′N 72°17′E / 34.30°N 72.29°E / 34.30; 72.29
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Elevation
688 m (2,257 ft)
Population
 (2017 Pakistani census)
 • Total
20,217
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Daggar (Pashto: ډاګر, Urdu: ڈگر) or Dagar is a town and the tehsil and district headquarters of Buner District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

It is located at 34°30′41″N 72°29′02″E / 34.51139°N 72.48389°E / 34.51139; 72.48389 and has an average elevation of 688 metres (2260 feet).

Daggar town is also an administrative unit (Union council) of Buner District with a population of 20,217 people and 1923 households per 2017 Pakistani census.

Taliban conflict

In April 2009 Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from the neighbouring areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa entered the district following a peace deal with the government in Swat, Taliban fighters took over government buildings and killed those who resisted. On 22 April 2009, the Taliban took over the town forcing the police to retreat to their stations while they looted aid agency offices.

However, on 29 April 2009, the troops of Pakistan Army were deployed in the town as part of an effort to drive out Taliban militants from Buner region.

Lightning hotspots

Daggar town and this region is one of the top 100 hotspots of lightning according to the research published on ScienceMag.org. The data obtained from satellites between January 1998 and December 2013 showed that this area observed 143 flashes of lightning per km2 per year.

References

  1. 1 2 "Population And Household Detail Blockwise per 2017 Pakistani census including Daggar town" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
  2. ↑ "Location of Daggar, Pakistan". Falling Rain Genomics. Archived from the original on 12 February 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
  3. ↑ Riaz Khan (23 April 2009). "Pakistan: Troops sent to Taliban-threatened area". The Guardian newspaper. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
  4. ↑ Declan Walsh (23 April 2009). "Pakistan paramilitary force routed as Taliban militants extend control towards Islamabad". The Guardian newspaper. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
  5. ↑ "Pakistan troops secure town in Taliban-held valley". Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  6. ↑ "You're more likely to get struck by lightning here than anywhere else on Earth". Science — AAAS. 28 December 2016. Archived from the original on 29 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.