Barat,a pivotal village in
Bannu District
Bannu District (, ) is a district in the Bannu Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Its status as a district was formally recorded in 1861 during the British Raj.
This district constitutes one of the 26 districts that coll ...
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ; , ; abbr. KP or KPK), formerly known as the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Northern Pakistan, northwestern region of the country, Khyber ...
, Pakistan, holds significant importance. This stature stems from its connection to the chiefs of the
Banuchi tribe, who hails from this area, precisely from the Umarkhel sub-tribe. Notably, Barat is home to the historic site of
Akra, also revered as the "Ancient Capital of Bannu".
Tribes in Barat
Subtribes of Umarkhel,Mamakhel,Shadikhel along with many other subtribes of
Banuchi (Shitaks) reside there. But historically Umarkhel tribe are the most dominant among these subtribes of Banuchis.
References
Union councils of Bannu District
Populated places in Bannu District
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