Panjkora River
The river runs the length of the valley through Thal, the defining line of the map, with the settlement pressed onto the flat ground on either side.
Minimalist map poster · Pakistan
35.4784° N / 72.2438° E
A mountain settlement on the Panjkora River in Upper Dir, strung along a narrow valley floor beneath steep forested slopes.

One city, five moods
Tap a style to see it on the wall. Every style costs the same — printed, framed or as HD files.
Actual pixels · 24 × 36″ print filePrint-sharp
This is a 100% crop of the real print file. Every poster — printed, framed or downloaded — is rendered on our servers at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 pixels, so even the smallest lanes stay crisp on a 24 × 36″ print.
On the wall



The map
Thal lies high in the valley of the Panjkora River, in the Upper Dir district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The valley is narrow here, and the settlement follows it, with houses, shops and fields packed onto the flat ground by the water and onto the lower slopes. On a map, the river and the road beside it form the main axis, and everything else hangs off them.
Thal is best known as the gateway to the Kumrat Valley, the forested highland valley to the north that has become a popular destination for travellers in summer. The road into Kumrat begins here and follows the river upstream. Thal is also noted for its traditional wooden mosque, an example of the timber architecture of the Dir Kohistan region.
A Thal map poster is shaped entirely by the mountains. The river draws a single bold line through the frame, the road runs close beside it, and the built area forms a narrow strip that thins out into tracks and paths toward the slopes. It is a spare composition with strong movement along the valley, very different from any lowland town.
The river runs the length of the valley through Thal, the defining line of the map, with the settlement pressed onto the flat ground on either side.
The road north toward the Kumrat Valley follows the river upstream from Thal, a thin line that tracks every bend of the water through the mountains.
Houses and fields fill the narrow strip of level ground, leaving the steep slopes almost empty on the map and giving the town a long, linear form.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
The free preview is low-resolution with a watermark. Prints and HD files are rendered at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 px, without a watermark.
Why Thal
Thal appeals to people who have travelled into Kumrat and remember the road up the valley, and to families from Dir who now live elsewhere. The map captures how a mountain town fits its valley, something photographs rarely show clearly.
Add a title, perhaps the date of a trip, and the coordinates line, then pick a style. Classic black & white and Noir suit the stark valley shape well. Digital files are $9 and include a PDF and a 300 DPI PNG in each of six sizes.
Order the Thal poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
Pick a style at the top of the page, then choose Printed Poster — a size and, if you like, a frame — or Digital HD Files. Checkout takes one step, and your order page updates as soon as the payment goes through.
It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
Yes. Choose a solid wood frame in black, white, natural oak or dark wood. It comes with shatterproof glazing and is ready to hang. Framed posters start at $99, shipping included.
Shipping is free to 60+ countries. Each poster is printed by the nearest of our print partners in 30+ countries and usually arrives in 3–7 business days. You can follow the status and tracking under My Orders. A few countries take 2–5 weeks, and where we don't ship yet, the site tells you before you pay.
Send us a photo within 14 days of delivery and we will reprint it for free or refund you.
Yes. In the editor on this page, change the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line to anything you like, and pick a style and size. Printed, framed and digital orders all use exactly your design.
For $9 you get 300 DPI PNG and print-ready PDF files in all six sizes, without a watermark, to print anywhere. Not sure yet? Download a free watermarked preview first.
Nearby