Bahadur Khel


Bahadur Khel is a village and Union Council of Karak District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 33°10'57N 70°57'15E with an altitude of 548 metres, the village is the site of an extensive rock salt quarry. The quarry 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 and the facility was under the control of the Northern India Salt Department, a government body of British India.
Bahader Khel is a union council which consists of 7 large villages: Bahader Khel, Darish Khel, Ghol Banda, anar banda, Shaheedan Banda, Charpara banda, and Shaheedan.
The village of Bahadur Khel is the origin for these smaller villages. These villages are known by the name of Bahadur Khel.