The Palas Valley is located on the left bank of the river
Indus falling under the jurisdiction of Tehsil Palas and
Kohistan Forest Division. The locality of the tract varies
from 34°-52' to 35°-16' north latitude and 72°-52'
to 73°-35' east latitude. It is bounded on the north
and north-east by Jalkot valley, on the east by Kaghan,
on the south by Allai and on the West by the river Indus.
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Map#1,
showing location of NWFP in Pakistan |
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Map#2,
showing location of Kohistan District in NWFP |
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Map#3
showing location of Palas Valley in Kohistan District
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The tract covers an area of 1300 km2 and is a sub-watershed
of the river Indus. The area (within the project area) is
drained by two main nullahs; namely Musha’ga and Sherakot,
which flow into the river Indus near Keyal and Pattan respectively.
The entire tract is a series of rugged mountains
with elevations ranging from 600 to 5151 meter above mean
sea level (AMSL). The topography of the area is rough with
bare out-crops and desolate precipitous slopes breaking the
continuity of the forests. Moderate slopes and flat pans are
found near in the valley and are usually locations of habitations
like Sherakot, Sheryal and Pichmuro. |
