Waziristan
Sign in to savethumb|Waziristan Waziristan (Pashto, Ormuri, , ) is a mountainous region of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Waziristan region administratively splits among three districts: North Waziristan, Lower South Waziristan District, and Upper South Waziristan District. The entire Waziristan region covers around and is mainly populated by the Burki, Mehsud, Wazir, Dawar, tribes, who speak the Waziri dialect of the Pashto language.
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Waziristan is a mountainous region in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, divided administratively into three districts and inhabited primarily by Pashto-speaking tribes including the Wazir, Mehsud, and Burki. It matters as a significant geographic and cultural area in Pakistan with its own distinct tribal populations and local dialects.
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13 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Overview and history
- British Era
- Waziristan Revolt (1919–1920)
- Faqir of Ipi
- U.S. war on terror
- North Waziristan
- Dissolution of South Waziristan
- Pakistan's new Waziristan strategy
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Waziristan Waziristan (Pashto, Ormuri, , ) is a mountainous region of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Waziristan region administratively splits among three districts: North Waziristan, Lower South Waziristan District, and Upper South Waziristan District. The entire Waziristan region covers around and is mainly populated by the Burki, Mehsud, Wazir, Dawar, tribes, who speak the Waziri dialect of the Pashto language.
== Etymology == The name "Waziristan" is associated with the ancestor of the Pashtun tribes, Mehsud (The Wolves), named Wazir. Both tribes descended from him and are predominantly settled in the Waziristan region.