Khazana is a city 20 km west of Mingora in the west side of Swat Emerald Belt
The area was prospected and mined for emeralds from late eighties for a few years by the private sector and later abandoned.

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References

S. S. Hussain, H. Dawood & M. N. Chaudhry (1990) Aplication of geochemistry to emerald exploration in Swat, Pakistan. Geological Bulletin University of Peshawar 23, 45-65.

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Khazana Village
Lower Dir District District
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province Province
Pakistan Country