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Dir, town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The town lies just north of the Dir River, an affluent of the Panjkora, and is connected by road with Malakand, 70 miles (110 km) south. Mullā Ilyās, a 17th-century holy man, is said to have been the founder. Cottage industries include the making of clothing and footwear. There is also a wood-processing plant.

The surrounding region, a former princely state of the Akhund Khel royal house, is drained by the Panjkora and its affluents. The upper portion of the Panjkora Valley as far as its confluence with the Dir River is called Panjkora Kohistan. The Dir Valley is also known as Kashkar. The population is mainly confined to the Panjkora and its fertile lateral valleys, which produce abundant fruit. Forests on the mountain slopes yield timber, the main source of income. Yusufzay Pashtun are the predominant ethnic group. Pop. (1998) 24,776.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Noah Tesch.