Central Kurram Tehsil is a subdivision located in
Kurram District
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 Kr ...
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...
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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 ...
. The population is 229,356 according to the
2017 census.
History
Central Kurram was previously known as
F.R. Kurram until it was renamed in 2004.
Demographics
Unlike
Upper and
Lower Kurram
Lower Kurram Tehsil is a subdivision located in Kurram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The population is 136,719 according to the 2017 census.
History
In March 2017, two people were killed in a US drone strike in the Sara Khwa area o ...
, Central Kurram is mostly inhabited by
Sunni
Sunni Islam () is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word '' Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagr ...
Pashtun tribes.
See also
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List of tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
In Pakistan, a tehsil is an administrative sub-division of a District. Those are sub-divided into union councils. Here is a list of all the tehsils of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Bannu Division
Bannu District
# Bannu Tehsil
# Domel Tehsil
# Kakki ...
References
Tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Populated places in Kurram District
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