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Orakzai Agency
Orakzai District ( ps, اورکزو ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Kohat Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Until 2018, it was an agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas. With the merger of FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it became a district. Before to 1973, it was part of FR Kohat. History The Orakzai tribes take their name, which literally means "the lost son" (''Wrak Dzoy''), from a romantic legend about their ancestor, Sikandar Shah, who was a prince from Iran, was exiled or lost, and after many adventures, married and ruled in Tirah. The tribal area now forming Orakzai Agency was previously included in Frontier Region Kohat district and remained as such until 30 November 1973. The Biland Khel or Boland Khel, a small pocket of about 6.5 square kilometres, is part of this agency and is two kilometres off Thall, bordering North Waziristan and Kurram agencies. Responding to a long-standing demand of the Orakzais, the then President of Pakista ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Districts In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the third-largest province of Pakistan by population and the smallest province by area, is divided into 36 districts and seven divisions. Below, you will find a detailed overview of the history of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's districts and divisions, a map showing each district, the divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and their districts, and a list showing each district's name, the division the district belongs to, the district's area, the location of the district's headquarters, the district's population and population density (in 2017), the average annual population growth rate of each district (between 1998 and 2017), and a map showing each district's location. History 1901 to 1947 Districts have formed an integral part of civil administration in the subcontinent since colonial times. When the North-West Frontier Province (the former name of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) formed in October 1901, it was divided into five "settled districts": Bannu, Dera I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sikandar Shah
Abul Mujāhid Sikandar Shāh ( bn, আবুল মুজাহিদ সিকান্দর শাহ, fa, ), commonly known as Sikandar Shah; was the second Sultan of Bengal and the Ilyas Shahi dynasty. He was the son of Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah. Sikandar Shah continued to project the imperial ambitions of his father. He defeated the Sultan of Delhi in 1359. His reign is also noted for its grandiose Islamic architecture, architectural projects.Majummdar, R.C. (ed.) (2006). ''The Delhi Sultanate'', Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, pp.201-3 Reign Sikandar Shah assumed the throne after the death of his father. He continued to consolidate and expand the territory of the Bengal Sultanate, which had emerged as one of the leading powers in the Indian subcontinent. The most significant event of his reign was the second invasion of Bengal by the Sultan of Delhi Firuz Shah Tughluq in 1359. The Tughlaq dynasty, Tughlaqs declared Zafar Khan Fars, a Persian people, Persian noble and son-in-l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Waziristan
North Waziristan District ( ps, شمالي وزیرستان ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It is the northern part of Waziristan, a mountainous region of northwest Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan and covering . The capital city of North Waziristan is Miranshah. Overview and history North Waziristan comprises the area west and south-west of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa between the Kurram River (Tochi) to the north and the Gomal River to the south. Miramshah is district headquarter of North Waziristan. The city of Bannu lies immediately to the east, while the largest town on the Afghan side of the border is Khost. North Waziristan is divided into the three subdivisions of Mirali, Miran Shah, and Razmak. The three subdivisions are further divided into nine tehsils: Datta Khel Tehsil, Dossali Tehsil, Gharyum Tehsil, Ghulam Khan Tehsil, Mir Ali Tehsil, Miran Shah Tehsil, Razmak Tehsil, Shewa Tehsil, Spinwam Tehsil. British (1894–1947) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bannu
Bannu ( ps, بنو, translit=banū ; ur, , translit=bannū̃, ) is a city located on the Kurram River in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the capital of Bannu Division. Bannu's residents are primarily members of the Banuchi tribe and speak Banuchi (Baniswola) dialect of Pashto which is similar to the distinct Waziristani dialect. Total 5 Tehsil in Bannu. The major industries of Bannu are cloth weaving, sugar mills and the manufacturing of cotton fabrics, machinery and equipment. It is famous for its weekly ''Jumma'' fair. The district forms a basin drained by the Kurram and Gambila (or Tochi) rivers. Etymology According to the philologist Michael Witzel, the city was originally known in Avestan as ''Varəna'', from which its modern name derives. The ancient Sanskrit grammarian, Pāṇini, recorded its name as ''Varṇu''. During the 6th century BCE, the basin around Bannu was known as ''Sattagydia'' ( Old Persian: 𐎰𐎫𐎦𐎢𐏁 ''Thataguš'', country of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thall
Thall ( ps, ټل, ''Ṭəl'') is a town in Thall Tehsil of Hangu District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 .... Thall is located at 33°21'52N 70°32'52E with an altitude of 742 metres (2437 feet). Overview and history It is administratively subdivided into two Union Councils. It is separated from the North Waziristan Agency by the Kurram River. The Peshawar-Thall and Thall-Parachinar road passes from here which is an important route of this area. It is around 4 hours drive from Peshawar and about 3 hours from Kohat. A major Bazaar or market of this region is located here which is a hub for traders from Kurram agency, Afghanistan and adjoining areas. The Historic Thall fort built by the British in 1909 is located here, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beland Khil
Beland or Béland may refer to: People * Beland Honderich, Canadian newspaper executive * Daniel Beland, Canadian figure skater * David Beland, Canadian athlete * Henri Sévérin Béland, Canadian parliamentarian * Jean-Louis Béland, Canadian politician * Joseph Béland, Canadian politician * Jules Béland Jules Béland (born 31 March 1948) is a Canadian former cyclist. He competed in the individual road race and the team time trial events at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), offici ..., Canadian cyclist * Louis Béland-Goyette, Canadian soccer player * Nicole Beland, American journalist * Richard Beland, American Hockey Player Other * Città Beland, title held by the city of Żejtun, Malta * '' R. v. Béland'', a Supreme Court of Canada decision {{dab, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buland Khel (1892–1937), American football player
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Buland is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Harry M. Buland (1884–1933), American football and basketball coach *Jean-Eugène Buland (1852–1926), French painter *Ludvik Buland (1893–1945), Norwegian trade unionist * Mable E. Buland Campbell (1885–1961), American educator *Walt Buland Walter Daniel Buland (February 7, 1892 – May 26, 1937) was a professional football player in the early National Football League. He played in the NFL for the Rock Island Independents, Green Bay Packers and Duluth Eskimos. He also played f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangash
The Bangash, Bungish or Bangakh ( ps, بنګښ) are a tribe of Pashtuns, inhabiting their traditional homeland, historically known as Bangash district, which stretches from Kohat to Tall and Spīn Ghar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. They also live as a smaller population in Paktia, Afghanistan. The Bangash are also settled in large numbers in Uttar Pradesh, India, especially in the city of Farrukhabad,Balland, Daniel. Encyclopaedia IranicaBANGAṦ.Originally Published: December 15, 1988. which was founded in 1714 by Nawab Muhammad Khan Bangash. Etymology According to a popular folk etymology, the name ''Bangash'', ''Bungish'' or ''Bangakh'' is derived from ''bon-kash'' (), which is Persian for "root drawer" or "root destroyer," implying that during battles, the Bangash would not rest until they had annihilated the enemy. Genealogy According to the popular narrative, the Bangash tribe descended from a man named Ismail, who is described as a governor of Multan whose 11th-generati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pashtuns
Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically referred to as Afghans () or xbc, αβγανο () until the 1970s, when the term's meaning officially evolved into that of a demonym for all residents of Afghanistan, including those outside of the Pashtun ethnicity. The group's native language is Pashto, an Iranian language in the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. Additionally, Dari Persian serves as the second language of Pashtuns in Afghanistan while those in the Indian subcontinent speak Urdu and Hindi (see Hindustani language) as their second language. Pashtuns are the 26th-largest ethnic group in the world, and the largest segmentary lineage society; there are an estimated 350–400 Pashtun tribes and clans with a variety of origin theories. The total popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurram Agency
Kurram District ( ps, کرم ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Kohat Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan.The name Kurram comes from the river Kuramá ( ps, کورمه) in Pashto which itself derives from the Sanskrit name Krumuḥ (). Until 2018, it was an agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas, with merger of FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it became a district. Geographically, it covers the Kurram Valley region which is a valley in the northwestern part of Pakistan. Most of the population is Pashtun and the main religion is Islam (Shia and Sunni). Major tribes living in Kurram Agency are Bangash, Turi, Orakzai, as well as Mamozai, Muqbil, Zazai, Paracha, Mangal, Ghilzai, Para Chamkani, Hazara and Khoshi tribe (Persian speaking tribe). Until the year 2000, when the old divisions were abolished, the Kurram District used to be part of the Peshawar Division of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Description The name Kurram comes from the ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Pakistan
The president of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=s̤adr-i Pākiṣṭān), officially the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is the ceremonial head of state of Pakistan and the commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Armed Forces.Article 41(1) in Chapter 1: The President, Part III: The Federation of Pakistan in the . The office of president was created upon the proclamation of Islamic Republic on 23 March 1956. The then serving |
Boland Khel
Boland may refer to: People with the surname *Boland (baseball), a 19th-century baseball player *Boland brothers (early 20th century), Frank, James, and Joseph; early American aircraft designers * Akeel Boland (born 1991), BJJ Practitioner, Good Jitsu/Bad back *Adam Boland (born 1977), Australian television personality * Bernie Boland (1892–1973), American professional baseball player *Bob Boland, Australian rugby league footballer and coach *Bridget Boland (1913–1988), British playwright * Charles W. Boland (1939–1961), Canadian jockey; killed in racing accident *Derek Boland, better known as Derek B (1965–2009), British rap producer and artist *Eamon Boland (born 1947), English actor *Eavan Boland (1944–2020), Irish poet *Eddie Boland (1883–1935), American film actor *Edward Boland (1911–2001), American politician from Massachusetts; U.S. representative 1953–89 * Elizabeth Boland (born 1991), Canadian singer-songwriter who uses the performing name Lowell * Ernest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
