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Thana is the biggest town of Malakand District. The name is derived from Pashto word ''Tanra''. It was the place of jirga, and main political center during the tribal period. Thana is the first place in the entire Swat valley and Swat Ranizai which was furnished with modern education and highly educated town of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where the education ratio exceeds to 98%. ==History== The history of the region can be traced back to 3000 BC which is evident from the remains present at nookano ghund near mora sar. The first Aryan graveyard was also discovered here in 1964 by Dr Hassan Dani and Dr Munawar Khan of Thana. The town is populated by 200,000 people of which 74,000 are registered voters. The whole division was previously Malakand agency inclusive of the princely states of Swat, Dir, Amb and Chitral. Kalam and upper swat was part of malakand agency till 1969. The college was commissioned in 1962 and now housing five colleges. The boundary of Thana is connected with Jalala in east, Pul chowki in west, swat river in north while Palai in south 1.〔https://www.google.com.br/maps/place/Thana,+Pakistan/@34.64341,72.0706558,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x38dc03932a9ca9fd:0x6607fac54c247f9b?hl=en〕 Geographically Thana is divided into three parts, Thana khas, Thana jaded and Thana Bandajat. The main town included is Habetgram, Null, Maizara, Gunyar, Bakhta, Bogarcham, Kanday, Gull baba etc. Due to the fertile soil thana is the producer of different vegetables and fruits 2.〔Sultan Alam ; UDDIN, Z. ; Ilyas Ahmad ; Fazlullah Khan Bangash . Variations of Contaminants in the Road Side agricultural Soil of Thana Malakand Agency. Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan, v. 30, p. 800-804, 2008〕 It exports many important vegetables and fruits to other part of khyber pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan. The important vegetables include tomato, matar (pea), and fruits include plum, apricot, persimon, and peach. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thana, Malakand」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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