Physical Features of Hazara

2. Plain Tracks.

Hill Tracks

Though Hazara is a mountainous region (almost three quarters of the land surface of the Division is covered by the mountains) but the level tracks between the mountain system of east and the west are fertile farms of varying sizes and character. As for as these plains are concerned they are three main plain tracks, namely the Pakhli, the Orash or Rash and the Haripur plains. Beside these major plains a number of  other small patches of level land of similar character namely Mangal, Kharri, Chatter, Nara Khanpur-Panjkatha, Dhan and Lora are famous.



valley

 Though these  areas are part of the single administrative unit (HAZARA) but are different in almost every aspect from one another.  These per-acre yield rate , soil, capacity, elevation, types of crops reaping season, value of land etc., vary from one another. For instance the altitude of Haripur plains is between 1600 feet to 3000 feet while the elevation of Pakhli plain is about 4000 feet above the Sea level. Besides inter tracks intra-track differences in fertility of land is also a common features. 





                  Nathia Gali Road

As the central and upper portion of Haripur plains is fertile,  intensively cultivated,  while the lower or southern Portion of the same area consists of unirrigated land and deep ravines. due to these difficulties and shortage of level land as well as deficiency of proper irrigation Hazara Division is constrained to import  agricultural products.