The mountainous areas are along the boundaries of the district especially in the east, southeast, southwest and northwest.

The southern part is made up of undulating dunes of sand, furrowed at regular intervals by deep torrent beds which carry the drainage of the Marwat and Baittani ranges to the Gambila.

In the western portion of the district, the soil is fairly stiff clay covered by a layer of stones at the foot of the hills.

The region has all the characteristics of a desert due to its sand dunes, scorching heat and dry weather.

The summer season begins from early May and continues till late September.

Periodic sand storms rage through the area during May and June due to the prevalent low humidity.

Late November, December, January and February and early March are the winter months.

[6] Lakki Marwat was connected with Mari Indus through a narrow gauge railway line during the Raj.

A detailed account of the rise and fall of this particular railway junction was published in the Daily Dawn [1].