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Makeen () or Makin () is a city in the South Waziristan region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is located on the boundary of the North Waziristan district. On its west, it shares a border of 40 Km (25 mi) with Afghanistan's Barmal District and Paktika.

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Locality
ماکین‎
Region
خیبر پختونخوا
Country
پاکستان
Population
0

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Country
Pakistan
Elevation
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Makin, Pakistan

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Makeen () or Makin () is a city in the South Waziristan region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is located on the boundary of the North Waziristan district. On its west, it shares a border of 40 Km (25 mi) with Afghanistan's Barmal District and Paktika.

Makin Subdivision has seven middle schools (including two for girls), and two high schools (none for girls).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Makeen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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