Dir is a city in the Upper Dir District of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is sometimes known as Dir Khas to distinguish it from the district's name, Dir. It lies along the Dir River, a tributary of the Panjkora River. It is at the base of the Lowarai Pass, the main road to Chitral.
Dir was founded in the 17th century. Mullā Ilyās, a 17th-century holy man, is said to have been the founder. From Wikipedia
