Maidan is a scenic valley in the Lower Dir District of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The inhabitants of Maidan are Pashtuns. The most numerous tribe living in Maidan is Tarkani also called Tarkalani and Mushwani, Maidan was not directly under controlled by Pakistan government at the time of partition, the valley was governed by a Nawab named "Nawab Shah Jehan" worked as a separate state named "Royal State of the Dir" till the 1960s. In 1961, Maidan came directly under the Government of Pakistan. The main bazaar of Maidan Valley is Kumbar. There is a rural health centre situated at Lal Qilla. Kumbar is the main business center of the valley. The valley passes through high mountains that are covered with snow in the winter season.