| Shaikhdara | |
| Official Name: | ur|{{Nastaliq|شیخ درہ |
| Other Name: | Shaikh Dara |
| Settlement Type: | Locality/Neighbourhood |
| Coordinates: | 35.1474°N 72.9244°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Pakistan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Pakistan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Pakistan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lower Kohistan |
| Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
| Subdivision Name3: | Pattan |
| Subdivision Type4: | U/C |
| Subdivision Name4: | Dubair Bala |
| Parts Type: | sublocalities |
| Parts Style: | شمن گلیِ |
| Leader Title: | Baba Ji |
| Elevation M: | 2100 |
| Elevation Max M: | Zaid sar 2800 |
| Elevation Max Ft: | auto |
| Elevation Min M: | Kothal 1480 |
| Elevation Min Ft: | auto |
| Population Total: | 2500 |
| Population As Of: | April 2012 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | PST |
| Utc Offset: | +5 |
| Area Code: | 0998 |
| Website: | shaikhdara.synthasite.com |
Shaikhdara in Pushto; Pashto pronounced as /ʃeːxd̪ərə/ or Shaikh Dara in Pushto; Pashto pronounced as /ˈʃeːxˈd̪ərə/ (ps|<big> شیخ درہ</big>, ur|{{Nastaliq|شیخ درہ ) is the most popular locality of Union Council Dubair Bala in Lower Kohistan District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
Language spoken here is primarily one of the Dardic language Indus Kohistani Maiya locally known as Abasin Kohistani or Kohiste while some researchers called it Maiyã (Mayon) or Shuthun but these names are not known locally.[1] It is very similar to Torwali language that is spoken in Bahrain and Chail Swat.
As it is hilly area and surrounded by mountains with elevations and depressions at different places thus the highest elevation from sea level is about 2,800 m[2] at "Zaid sar" a place in 'Takki' and lowest elevation 1480m at 'Kothal'. Total area occupied is 3.818 km2 (1.474 sq mi).