Jehaz Banda Alpine Rest House is a popular tourist accommodation located in the Jehaz Banda area of Upper Dir in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The rest house is situated at an altitude of approximately 3200 meters above sea level, offering visitors a stunning view of the surrounding mountains and valleys. The rest house was built by a Doctor from Lahore in collaboration with a local popular tourism promotor Mr. Taj Muhammad Khan aka Raja Taj Muhammad Khan to promote tourism in the region. It was named Chemren Cottage. After the establishment of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, the rest house came under their supervision and renamed it Jehaz Banda Alpine Rest House. The rest house offers comfortable accommodation to visitors who want to explore the natural beauty of Jehaz Banda. The rest house has multiple rooms with basic facilities such as beds, blankets, and heating equipment. Visitors can also enjoy traditional meals at the rest house's restaurant, which offers
Foreign tourists visited Kumrat Valley Dir Upper this year There was a time when not only foreign citizens but even the neighboring Pashtuns would not come to our area without prior acquaintance. This was a time when our elders kept Kohistan Dir isolated from the outside world. Only those who knew someone local would come from outside. Those who came without prior acquaintance were immediately sent back, no matter who they were. I am talking about the villages of Kohistan Dir; at that time, Kumrat was an extremely sensitive and sacred place where the question of outsiders entering did not even arise. Around 1895, when Umra Khan, also known as the Afghan Napoleon, attacked Kohistan Dir and annexed it into Dir, even then, the local people, despite losing everything, did not allow him access to Kumrat. Local traditions confirm that the Gawri lineage people of Upper Panjkora and Swat fiercely resisted Umra Khan. However, with axes and arrows, they could not withstand the modern Bri