Shangla is mountainous district of Malakand division in North Pakistan . It was a part of the former independent state of Swat and remained a subdivision of the district Swat, since the state is affiliated to Pakistan
The region now called district Shangla had once no specific name for as it was known better by its various parts like Bisham, Puran, Ghwar Bund, Chakeser and Makhozai etc. When it got state of a district, it was named “Shangla Par” i.e. the (region) at the other side of Shangla. “Shangla” itself is a small place on a mountain on Bisham road, now called “Shangla Top”. Shangla Top is just on the boundary of the district. There is a Police check post in Shangla Top. An Army check post is also active here since operation against terrorists in Swat was started. The ‘par’ of “Shangla Par” was soon removed after the objection of the local people as according to them “Shangla Par” was showing that the region itself had no name, it is just a nameless area beyond “Shangla Top” on Bisham road.
