Topi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa


Topi is a town in the eastern part of the Swabi District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Topi is administratively subdivided into two Union councils: Topi East and Topi West. Tarbela Dam is located east of Topi.

Geography

Topi is located in the east of Swabi District of the Khyber Pukhtoonkwa Province of Pakistan.
Topi is located to the west of the Tarbela Dam, the world's largest earth filled dam. Tarbela Dam is the largest hydroelectric generation project in Pakistan, producing 3,495 megawatts of electricity accounting for 40 percent of the Water and Power Development Authority's total power output as of 1980.

Education sector

The town of Topi is home of the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, named after Ghulam Ishaq Khan, a former President of Pakistan who had served at Topi during his illustrious career as a civil servant.

Notable people