Batakara is a town and Union Council of

Swabi District Swabi District ( ps, سوابۍ ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in the Mardan Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It lies between the Indus and Kabul Rivers. Before becoming a district in 1988, it was a tehsil within ...

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...

province of

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

. It is located at 34°2'0N 72°36'0E with an altitude of 323 metres (1062 feet).Location of Bata Kara
/ref> The city was known as ''Bee-rai'' around four or five centuries ago. There once were British residents in the town, and it has also been home to various tribes. Later the name was changed from Bee-rai to Batakara. It is near the

Tarbela Dam Tarbela Dam (, ) is an earth-filled dam along the Indus River in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Located mainly in the Swabi district of the province, The dam is about from the city of Swabi, northwest of Islamabad, and east of Pesha ...

on the Indus River, as well as desert and many green farms. Batakara was once renowned for fishing, and the special fish ''malah'' was known throughout the region. The language of the local people is

Pashto Pashto (,; , ) is an Eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family. It is known in historical Persian literature as Afghani (). Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, it is one of the two official languag ...

. Farming is the occupation of these people, primarily cultivating sugarcane, maize, and wheat.

Mukkha Mukkha is the an archery sport. The game is played with a long arrow (''ghashay'') and a long bow (''leenda''). The arrow has a saucer shaped metallic plate (''tubray'') at its distal end. The archers play in teams and attempt to hit a small white ...

, a game similar to Archery, is traditionally played here.

References

Populated places in Swabi District {{Swabi-geo-stub