Rabat is a union council of Lower Dir District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.Located 15 km away from District Headquarter Timergara. The people of rabat is Yousafzai (Nasra din Khel (Khanates of Rabat), painda Khel, mashwani, rudhbari, gujjar, Sayyad's , ) . Historically the ruling class remained with KHANS OF RABAT ( 1691 - 1969, who ruled the area under Khanism Era and then in alliance under Nawabism with NAWAB OF DIR ) for centuries from Namseer stream to Dan Doki stream and Laram top a famous tourist spot to River Panjkora .Rabat currently holds importance in regard of Elite Political figures, Prominent families and Tourist spots.
Lower Dir District has 37 union councils with a population of 797,852, according to the 1998 census report.[citation needed] The population growth rate of the Lower Dir District was 3.42% per annum between the 1981 and 1998 censuses.
