Kumrat Valley


Kumrat is a valley in the Upper Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa the Province of Pakistan. Kumrat Valley is located about 45 minutes away from the town of Thal. It is one of the valleys of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Every summer season thousands of tourists from different areas of the country visit Kumrat valley for its greenery and cool weather.
Kumrat is covered with green pastures, snow clad mountains, the river Panjkora, foggy mounds and forests are attractions of the region, which serve as habitats for variety of flora and fauna.
It is located in the Upper Dir Kohistan region at the back side of which Swat Kohistan area of Gabral is located.
A feature of Kumrat Valley is its towering Deodar forest trees located on level ground adjacent the Panjkora river. Although the valley is relatively less green as compared to the Neelam Valley on the whole, the "storybook" ambiance formed by the Deodar forests has continued to attract tourists for several years.

Flora and fauna

Deodar forest is fast depleting in Dir Kohistan Valley and it continues unhindered as the locals claim that they have no other source of heating and cooking in the harsh winter season. The people of Kohistan Valley had offered the government a few years back that they were ready stop cutting deodar trees if they were provided with a natural gas facility. However, the government did not pay any heed to their demand.