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==Present Day== | ==Present Day== | ||
Much of the States area was submerged by the reservoir of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarbela_Dam Tarbela Dam] (1974), the world's largest earth filled dam. However, those parts of Shergarh, 'new' Darband, Lassan and Phulra that survived, are now part of Oghi tehsil/subdivision of Mansehra district, of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (ex North-West Frontier Province) of Pakistan, since 2010. | |||
The Nawabzada Salahuddin Saeed Khan, son of the last Nawab, and titular head of the Tanoli tribe, still spends part of the year at his surviving residence at Shergarh Fort. | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 12:27, 2 December 2012
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| Coordinates: | 34.100581°N 72.726003°E |
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| State/Province: | Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
| Country: | Pakistan |
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Capital
- Darband (submerged now)
- Shergarh (summer)
Present Day
Much of the States area was submerged by the reservoir of the Tarbela Dam (1974), the world's largest earth filled dam. However, those parts of Shergarh, 'new' Darband, Lassan and Phulra that survived, are now part of Oghi tehsil/subdivision of Mansehra district, of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (ex North-West Frontier Province) of Pakistan, since 2010.
The Nawabzada Salahuddin Saeed Khan, son of the last Nawab, and titular head of the Tanoli tribe, still spends part of the year at his surviving residence at Shergarh Fort.