Miranshah
Miranshah
میران شاہ میران شاه | |
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City | |
UTC+5 (PST ) |
Mīrānshāh (
The city has a shrinking population of only 4,361, and it has only 356 households.
Administration
Miranshah is the administrative headquarters of North Waziristan District, in the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan (FATA). In 2018, FATA was merged into the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
History
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1972 | 3,797 | — |
1998 | 5,965 | +1.75% |
2017 | 4,361 | −1.63% |
Source: [2][1] |
Miranshah was named after the Timurid ruler, Miran Shah, the son of Timur.
In 1905, the British constructed Miranshah Fort to control North Waziristan.
In the early 1950s, the
After
Notable places
Miranshah has a historical fort built by the British in 1905, which, since Pakistan's independence on 14 August 1947, has been used as a garrison by the "Tochi Scouts" of Pakistan's Frontier Corps. The town also has a 7,000 ft. long airfield, which is used for both civil and military purposes.
Other notable places include a bazaar, a sports stadium, a primary school, a secondary school and a college.
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Population and household detail from block to district level (North Waziristan agency)" (PDF). NORTH_WAZIRISTAN_AGENCY_BLOCKWISE.pdf. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "TABLE-1: AREA & POPULATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS BY RURAL/URBAN: 1951-1998 CENSUSES" (PDF). Administrative Units.pdf. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ Pike, John. "14 Squadron". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
- ^ "4 militants killed in US drone strike in Miranshah". Pakistan Today. Nawa Media Corporation. 2012-04-29. Retrieved 2013-07-03.