Hurmaz is a village in
Tehsil Mirali,
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 Afghanist ...
Agency,
Pakistan
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. It is situated in Mirali Town, crossing the Mirali Miranshah Road. There are about 5,200 households in the village counted during listings of
internally displaced peoples. 150 households were counted during early times. There are four sub-tribes (
Khels) living in the village. They are Karhi Khel, Hassan Khel (including Degan), Land, and Nekpi Khel. Mairee and Suleman Khel are the further sub-tribes of Karhi Khel. The village Hurmaz have 4,500 registered vote in 2018 election. There are three geographical settlement of the village Hurmaz; Palama (Near to main Mir Ali and Miranshah Road), Karhanaka (In between Village and Palama area), and Kala means village. The Kala further divided into Lower sub-village (Keez Kala), Uper suub-village (Pos Kala) and Dawn area. The Dawn area is mainly agricultural and graveyards of every Khels inhabitants in village Hurmaz.
The village has fertile land and is
irrigated
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by distributaries and
watercourse
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s from
Tochi valley
The Tochi Valley, also known as Dawar (from Middle-Persian, Middle Iranic dātbar, meaning "Justice-giver"), is a fertile area located in the North Waziristan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.Khyber.ORGDawarh.Retrieved on 21-6-20 ...
. The irrigation system is old and most of the water channels are unlined. Furthermore, the village Hurmaz is famous for high literacy rate. Government High School Hurmaz is one of the historical institutions in village Hurmaz. Additionally, the Sun Rise Public High School, and Hurmaz Public High School also located in village Hurmaz.
Waziristan
Populated places in North Waziristan
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