{{distinguish|Bahrain}} {{Use Pakistani English|date=September 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Bahrain | name = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = Bahrain Valley, Swat, KPK.JPG | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_blank_emblem = | blank_emblem_size = 100px | blank_emblem_type = Logo | blank_emblem_link = | pushpin_map = Khyber Pakhtunkhwa#Pakistan | map_caption = Bahrain Valley | coordinates = {{coord|35.2075|N|72.5456|E|region:PK_type:city|display=title,inline}} | mapsize1 = | map_alt1 = | map_caption1 = Location within Pakistan | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Pakistan}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Upper Swat | subdivision_type3 = Tehsil | subdivision_name3 = Bahrain | elevation_m = 1435 | population_total = 76728 | population_as_of = 2023 | population_est = | pop_est_as_of = | population_footnotes = <ref name="census2023">{{cite web|url=http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/kp/SWAT_BLOCKWISE.pdf|title=Population And Household Detail From Block To District Level: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|date=3 January 2018|access-date=23 April 2018|publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417101439/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/kp/SWAT_BLOCKWISE.pdf|archive-date=17 April 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = | leader_title = Tehsil Chairman | leader_name = Shahid Ali | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | blank_name_sec1 = | blank_info_sec1 = | blank_name_sec2 = | blank_info_sec2 = | timezone1 = PST | utc_offset1 = +5 | website = | footnotes = | leader_party = PTI }}

'''Bahrain''' (Torwali: بحرین; also spelled '''Behrain'''), formerly known in Torwali as '''Bhaunal''',<ref>{{Cite book |last=Torwali |first=Zubair |url=https://hrcp-web.org/hrcpweb/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2024-Internal-colonization-in-northern-Pakistan.pdf |title=Internal Colonization in Northern Pakistan: The Impact on Cultural Rights |publisher=Human Rights Commission of Pakistan |year=2024 |location=Lahore |pages=7}}</ref> is a town located in Upper Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, 60&nbsp;km north of Mingora at an elevation of 4,700&nbsp;ft on the right bank of the Swat river. Geographically in the Swat Kohistan region, it is named Bahrain (lit. "two rivers") due to its location at the confluence of the Daral and Swat rivers. It is known for its riverside tourist resorts, local handicrafts, and its view of the merging of the Daral and Swat rivers. It also serves as a base camp for the trail that leads to the Daral and Saidgai lakes. Behrain is the tehsil headquarter of Behrain Tehsil.

== Demographics ==

=== Population === {{Historical populations|1951|...|1961|...|1972|...|1981|...|1998|...|2017|61,787|2023|76,728|align=center|percentages=pagr|footnote=Sources:<ref>{{cite web |title=Population by administrative units 1951-1998 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/1998/administrative_units.pdf |publisher = Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}} </ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Population by administrative units 1951-1998 |url=https://repository.lahoreschool.edu.pk/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/13673/Administrative%20Units.pdf |publisher = Lahore School}}</ref>}} As of the 2023 census, Bahrain had a population of 76,728.<ref>{{Cite web |title=URBAN LOCALITIES BY POPULATION SIZE AND THEIR POPULATION BY SEX, ANNUAL GROWTH RATE AND HOUSEHOLD SIZE : CENSUS-2023, KPK |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_2_kp_districts.pdf}}</ref>

== Climate == With a mild and generally warm and temperate climate, Bahrain has a humid subtropical climate (''Cfa'') under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Bahrain is {{convert|16.6|°C|°F|disp=or}}, while the annual precipitation averages {{convert|866|mm|in|2|disp=or}}. November is the driest month with {{convert|21|mm|in|2|disp=or}} of precipitation, while March, the wettest month, has an average precipitation of {{convert|120|mm|in|2|disp=or}}.

July is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of {{convert|27.0|°C|°F|disp=or}}. The coldest month, January, has an average temperature of {{convert|4.8|°C|°F|disp=or}}. thumb|A market street in Bahrein

{{Weather box | width = auto | location = Bahrain | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan high C = 9.1 | Feb high C = 11.1 | Mar high C = 16.3 | Apr high C = 21.8 | May high C = 27.2 | Jun high C = 33.3 | Jul high C = 33.5 | Aug high C = 32.2 | Sep high C = 29.6 | Oct high C = 24.7 | Nov high C = 18.7 | Dec high C = 11.7 | Jan mean C = 4.8 | Feb mean C = 6.5 | Mar mean C = 11.1 | Apr mean C = 16.1 | May mean C = 20.8 | Jun mean C = 26.2 | Jul mean C = 27.0 | Aug mean C = 26.0 | Sep mean C = 23.1 | Oct mean C = 17.9 | Nov mean C = 12.5 | Dec mean C = 7.0 | year mean C = | Jan low C = 0.6 | Feb low C = 2.0 | Mar low C = 5.9 | Apr low C = 10.4 | May low C = 14.5 | Jun low C = 19.2 | Jul low C = 20.5 | Aug low C = 19.9 | Sep low C = 16.6 | Oct low C = 11.2 | Nov low C = 6.4 | Dec low C = 2.4 | rain colour = green | Jan rain mm = 69 | Feb rain mm = 92 | Mar rain mm = 120 | Apr rain mm = 107 | May rain mm = 64 | Jun rain mm = 40 | Jul rain mm = 109 | Aug rain mm = 109 | Sep rain mm = 61 | Oct rain mm = 33 | Nov rain mm = 21 | Dec rain mm = 41 |source 1 = Climate-Data.org<ref>{{cite web |url = http://en.climate-data.org/location/484262/ |title = Climate: Bahrain – Climate-Data.org |accessdate = 15 September 2016}}</ref> }}

==See also== * Marghazar * Miandam * Malam Jabba * Madyan * Kalam * Gabina Jabba * Bashigram Lake {{portal|Pakistan}}

==References== {{Reflist}} {{commons category|Bahrain, Pakistan}}

==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20150930001816/http://www.pakp.gov.pk/index.php/members/bydistrict/en/19/90 Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Government website section on Lower Dir and neighboring places] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120702153921/http://complex.pakresponse.info/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=IYXTHUT6_Cs%3D&tabid=65&mid=436 United Nations]

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