Bahadur Khel

Bahadur Khel is a village and Union Council of Karak District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. [ [http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=59&dn=Karak Tehsils & Unions in the District of Karak - Government of Pakistan] ] It is located at 33°10'57N 70°57'15E with an altitude of 548 metres (1801 feet) [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/3/Bahadur_Khel.html Location of Bahadur Khel - Falling Rain Genomics] ] , the village is the site of an extensive rock salt quarry. The quarry (one mile long by half a mile broad) produce high quality rock salt suitable for human consumption. The facility is managed by the Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation.

History

During British rule the area was part of the old Kohat District [ [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V03_194.gifMines and Minerals - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 3, p. 159.] ] and the facility was under the control of the Northern India Salt Department, a government body of British India.

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