Banian, Battagram
Town and union council in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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Banian (Urdu: بانیاں), (Pashto: بانیاں) is a town, and one of the twenty union councils of Battagram District in the Khyber Pukhtunkhwa of Pakistan.[1] The place was named by Bania (caste) of Narrore, while they formerly ruled the Jirgah System Kingdom for centuries. It is located at 34°36'30N 73°3'15E and has an altitude of 1497 metres (4911 feet).[2]
