Miran Shah, Miran Shah town
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Miran Shah is the administrative and commercial center of North Waziristan in Pakistan’s former Federally Administered Tribal Areas, known for its strategic location near the Afghan border.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Miran Shah | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| formerAdministrativeUnit | Federally Administered Tribal Areas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction | district headquarters of North Waziristan ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
administrative offices of North Waziristan
ⓘ
basic health facilities ⓘ markets ⓘ roads ⓘ schools ⓘ |
| hasMarket | local bazaar ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryInstallation | Pakistan Army garrison ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryPresenceFrom | Pakistan Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | border town ⓘ |
| knownFor |
role in militancy and counterinsurgency operations
ⓘ
strategic location near Afghan border ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Pashto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| locatedIn | North Waziristan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeUnit | North Waziristan District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInValley | Tochi Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Afghan border
ⓘ
Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Tochi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorEthnicGroup | Pashtuns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Pakistan’s tribal belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previouslyGovernedBy | FATA Secretariat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
cross-border commerce
ⓘ
trade ⓘ |
| regionType | tribal area ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Islam ⓘ |
| roadConnection |
Bannu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ghulam Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ other parts of North Waziristan ⓘ |
| role |
administrative center of North Waziristan
ⓘ
commercial center of North Waziristan ⓘ |
| securityStatus | high-security area ⓘ |
| timeZone | Pakistan Standard Time ⓘ |
| tribalRegionOf | Wazir tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +05:00 ⓘ |
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