Drazanda
Drazanda (also spelled Darazinda or Drazinda) is a main village or small town in Dera Ismail Khan District of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The population is 8,842, according to the 2017 Census of Pakistan.
The Takht-e-Sulaiman peak of the Sulaiman Mountains is located near Drazanda. At 3,487 metres (11,440 ft), it is the highest peak in Dera Ismail Khan District and the greater Shirani region. Ibn Battuta named Takht-e-Sulaiman as Kōh-e Sulaymān, "Mount of Solomon".
References
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- ^ Qaisrani, Saad. "To the throne of Sulaiman". The News International. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
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