Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)

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The Federally Administered Tribal Areas were a former semi-autonomous tribal region in northwestern Pakistan along the Afghan border, known for their distinct tribal governance and strategic geopolitical significance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former administrative territorial entity
tribal region
administrativeCenter Peshawar
area approximately 27,000 square kilometres
borderedBy Afghanistan
Balochistan, Pakistan
surface form: Balochistan

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
capital Peshawar
composedOf Bajaur Agency
Frontier Regions
Khyber District
surface form: Khyber Agency

Kurram Agency
Mohmand Agency
North Waziristan Agency
Orakzai Agency
South Waziristan Agency
constitutionalAmendmentForMerger Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan
constitutionalStatusBeforeMerger federally administered territory
country Pakistan
dissolvedOn 2018-05-31
establishedOn 1947-08-14
ethnicGroup Pashtuns
governedBy Government of Pakistan
surface form: federal government of Pakistan
governedUnder Frontier Crimes Regulations
hasFormOfGovernment indirect rule
tribal governance
hasLegalStatus semi-autonomous region
hasSpecialRepresentative Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
President of Pakistan
historicalRegionOf South Asia
largestCity Peshawar
locatedIn western Pakistan
surface form: northwestern Pakistan
locatedInMountainRange Hindu Kush
Sulaiman Mountains
locatedOnBorderWith Afghanistan
mainLanguage Pashto language
surface form: Pashto
mergedInto Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
partOf Pakistan
population approximately 5,000,000
populationAsOf 2017
precededBy Tribal Agencies of British India
religion Sunni Islam
strategicImportance Afghan–Pakistan border security
war on terror
timeZone Pakistan Standard Time
usedLegalSystem jirga system
tribal customary law
UTCOffset +05:00
wasSiteOf U.S. drone strikes
militant insurgency

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Pashto language spokenIn Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Pakhto spokenIn Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Torkham region Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical)
KPK borders Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
subject surface form: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
this entity surface form: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical)
Kohat Division hasHistoricalAssociation Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: former Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Afghanistan–Pakistan border adjacentTo Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (former)
Khyber District wasPartOf Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: Federally Administered Tribal Areas
North-West Frontier campaigns locatedInPresentDay Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan
Karlani hasRegion Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Pashtunwali code of conduct culturalRegion Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
subject surface form: Pashtunwali
this entity surface form: Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Frontier Crimes Regulations appliedIn Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Tribal Agencies of British India successorEntity Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)
Bajaur Agency locatedIn Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Bajaur Agency wasPartOf Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Mohmand Agency locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Mohmand Agency historicalEvent Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: FATA–Khyber Pakhtunkhwa merger
Frontier Regions borderedBy Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan affectedEntity Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Shahadat newspaper distributionRegion Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Orakzai Agency locatedIn Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Orakzai Agency formerAdministrativeUnitOf Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Orakzai Agency abolitionContext Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: FATA–Khyber Pakhtunkhwa merger
Kurram Agency partOf Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: Federally Administered Tribal Areas
North Waziristan Agency locatedIn Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: Federally Administered Tribal Areas
South Waziristan Agency locatedIn Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Ghulam Khan locatedIn Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical)
Pashtunistan hasPart Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Landi Kotal locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: former Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Pakistan Frontier Corps activeInRegion Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical)
Bacha Khan International Airport serves Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (former) region
Jamrud partOf Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: former Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Jamrud integrationDate Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: 2018 FATA–Khyber Pakhtunkhwa merger
Kurram River locatedInAdministrativeEntity Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical)
Islamia College University regionServed Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical)
Edwardes College Peshawar regionServed Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Frontier Corps operatesInRegion Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: former Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Hangu District locatedIn Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: Federally Administered Tribal Areas border region
Parachinar locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: Former Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Bara locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (former)
Tirah Valley locatedInRegion Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Tirah Valley administrativeHistory Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: former Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Tirah region partOf Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (former)
Bara Valley locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: former Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Kurram District partOf Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: former Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Tirah locatedIn Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
this entity surface form: Federally Administered Tribal Areas