Waziristan
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Waziristan is a mountainous and historically tribal region in northwest Pakistan along the Afghan border, known for its strategic location and complex security dynamics.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pakistan tribal areas | 1 |
| Waziristan region | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountainous region
ⓘ
region ⓘ tribal area ⓘ |
| administrativeChange | merged into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2018 ⓘ |
| borderRegionOf | Durand Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderWith | Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | arid to semi-arid ⓘ |
| conflictRole | major front in the War on Terror ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| countrySubdivisionOf | Islamic Republic of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
livestock herding
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Pashtuns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Pashtunwali
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
tribal customs ⓘ |
| hasCity |
Ladha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miran Shah NERFINISHED ⓘ Wana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
British colonial campaigns
ⓘ
Waziristan campaign (1936–1939) NERFINISHED ⓘ Waziristan campaigns (1919–1920) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | semi-autonomous tribal area ⓘ |
| knownFor |
complex security dynamics
ⓘ
strategic location ⓘ tribal structure ⓘ |
| language | Pashto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
ⓘ
northwest Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTribe |
Dawari tribe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mehsud tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Wazir tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange |
Spin Ghar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sulaiman Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Federally Administered Tribal Areas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | predominantly rural ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityStatus | highly militarized ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | cross-border movement between Pakistan and Afghanistan ⓘ |
| subdivision |
North Waziristan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Waziristan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Pakistani military operations
ⓘ
U.S. drone strikes ⓘ |
| terrain |
mountainous
ⓘ
rugged ⓘ |
| timeZone | Pakistan Standard Time ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Taliban factions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
al-Qaeda elements ⓘ militant groups ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pakistan tribal areas
this entity surface form:
Waziristan region