South Waziristan

South Waziristan District was a district in the of the province of Pakistan, before splitting into the Lower South Waziristan District and the Upper South Waziristan District on 13 April 2022.
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  • Type: County with 889,000 residents
  • Description: district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
  • Also known as: “Agencja Południowy Waziristan”, “South Waziristan District”, “South Wazīristan District”, “South Waziristan Tribal Territory”, “Sud du Waziristan”, “Sud-Waziristan”, “Wana”, “Waziristan del Sud”, “Waziristan del Sur”, “სამხრეთ ვაზირისტანი”, “南ワジリスタン県”, and “南瓦济里斯坦”
  • Historically known as: “South Waziristan Agency”

South Waziristan

Latitude
32.3333° or 32° 20′ north
Longitude
69.75° or 69° 45′ east
Population
889,000
Elevation
1,608 metres (5,276 feet)
Open location code
8J4F8QM2+82
Open­Street­Map ID
node 316441081
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
1164536
Wiki­data ID
Q1798701
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“South Waziristan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جنوب وزيرستان”
  • Bengali: “দক্ষিণ ওয়াজিরিস্তান”
  • Catalan: “Waziristan Meridional”
  • Cebuano: “South Wazīristān Agency”
  • Chinese: “南瓦济里斯坦特区”
  • Chinese: “南瓦濟里斯坦特區”
  • Czech: “Jižní Vazíristán”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Wezirıstanê Veroci”
  • Dutch: “Zuid-Waziristan”
  • French: “Waziristan du Sud”
  • Georgian: “სამხრეთი ვაზირისტანი”
  • German: “Südwasiristan”
  • Hebrew: “מחוז דרום וזיריסטן”
  • Japanese: “南ワズィーリスターン管区”
  • Malayalam: “സൗത്ത് വസീരിസ്ഥാൻ ഏജൻസി”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sør-Waziristan”
  • Norwegian: “Sør-Waziristan”
  • Persian: “وزیرستان جنوبی”
  • Polish: “Południowy Waziristan”
  • Pushto: “جنوبی وزیرستان”
  • Russian: “Южный Вазиристан”
  • Sindhi: “ڏکڻ وزيرستان”
  • Sindhi: “ڏکڻ وزیرستان”
  • Spanish: “Waziristán del Sur”
  • Tajik: “Вазиристони Ҷанубӣ”
  • Tamil: “தெற்கு வசீரிஸ்தான் மாவட்டம்”
  • Tamil: “தெற்கு வசீரிஸ்தான்”
  • Turkish: “Güney Veziristan”
  • Ukrainian: “Південний Вазиристан”
  • Ukrainian: “Південний Вазірістан”
  • Urdu: “جنوبی وزیرستان”
  • Urdu: “ضلع جنوبی وزیرستان”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع جنوبی وزیرستان”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Alam Sher Kot and کرب کوٹ.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Wana Airport and Cricket stadium.

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