Agror

Agror is a narrow valley in the Hazara region of northern Pakistan, lying at the foot of the Black Mountain and separated from much of Hazara by a surrounding range. It is formed by three mountain glens about ten miles long and six miles broad. There is little strictly level ground. Instead, terraced flats carry cultivation, and abundant water throughout the year supports numerous lower villages and hamlets.

The dispersed settlement pattern follows the available soil and water rather than a single broad plain. From the time of Timur until the early eighteenth century, a family of Karlugh Turks held Agror. In 1703, following the conquest of Pakhli, the valley passed to Khans of the Begal branch of the Mitravi Swatis. Oghi became its chief place, later serving as headquarters of the Hazara border military police.

During British rule, the valley's sole manufacture was cotton cloth; its trade was mostly local apart from a small export of grain. Agror's history is thus written in terrace agriculture, mountain passes and contested frontier rule.