Kala Dhaka
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Kala Dhaka, now known as Torghar District, is a mountainous and historically tribal region in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical region
ⓘ
mountainous region ⓘ tribal area ⓘ |
| administrativeUpgrade | became Torghar District ⓘ |
| administrativeUpgradeYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Indus River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | mountain climate ⓘ |
| colonialEraStatus | frontier tribal area under British India ⓘ |
| conflictHistory | site of multiple Anglo-Pashtun conflicts ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| districtHeadquartersOfSuccessor | Judba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Pashtuns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | mountainous terrain ⓘ |
| governedBy |
jirga system
ⓘ
tribal customs ⓘ |
| historicalAdministrationCenter | Oghi (for surrounding area under British rule) ⓘ |
| historicallyAdministeredAs | tribal area under Provincially Administered Tribal Areas ⓘ |
| historicalNameMeaning | Black Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | semi-autonomous tribal territory ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Pashtun tribes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hazara region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ northern Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Indus River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorTribe |
Akazai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hassanzai NERFINISHED ⓘ Madakhel NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikam Khel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage |
Hindko
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableConflict |
Black Mountain Expedition of 1868
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Black Mountain Expedition of 1888 NERFINISHED ⓘ Black Mountain Expedition of 1891 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nowKnownAs | Torghar District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Torghar District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postIndependenceStatus | tribal area within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Torghar District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Pashto ⓘ |
| regionType | rural ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| securityStatus | historically sensitive frontier area ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | controls routes along the Indus in Hazara region ⓘ |
| successorAdministrativeUnit | Torghar District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrain | steep mountains and narrow valleys ⓘ |
| tribalCode | Pashtunwali ⓘ |
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