North Waziristan

North Waziristan District is a district of in the province of . It is the northern part of Waziristan, a mountainous region of northwest , bordering and covering 4,707 square kilometres.
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  • Type: agency of Pakistan with 693,000 residents
  • Description: district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
  • Also known as: North Waziristan District”, “North Wazīristān District”, and “Tochi
  • Historically known as: North Waziristan Agency

North Waziristan

Latitude
32.9509° or 32° 57′ 3″ north
Longitude
69.9576° or 69° 57′ 28″ east
Population
693,000
Elevation
1,123 metres (3,684 feet)
Open location code
8J4FXX25+83
Geo­Names ID
1168875
Wiki­data ID
Q1915545
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“North Waziristan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: شمال وزيرستان
  • Azerbaijani: Şimali Vəziristan
  • Bengali: উত্তর ওয়াজিরিস্তান
  • Catalan: Waziristan del Nord
  • Catalan: Waziristan Septentrional
  • Cebuano: North Wazīristān Agency
  • Chinese: 北瓦济里斯坦
  • Chinese: 北瓦济里斯坦特区
  • Chinese: 北瓦濟里斯坦特區
  • Dimli (individual language): Wezirıstanê Zımey
  • Dutch: Noord-Waziristan
  • Dutch: Noordwaziristan
  • Dutch: North Waziristan
  • French: Nord-Waziristan
  • French: Waziristan du Nord
  • Galician: Waziristán do Norte
  • German: Nordwasiristan
  • Japanese: 北ワジリスタン
  • Japanese: 北ワジリスタン州
  • Japanese: 北ワジリスタン県
  • Japanese: 北ワジリスタン管区
  • Japanese: 北ワズィーリスターン管区
  • Malayalam: വടക്കൻ വസീരിസ്ഥാൻ
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Nord-Waziristan
  • Persian: ناحیه وزیرستان شمالی
  • Persian: وزیرستان شمالی
  • Polish: Agencja Północny Waziristan
  • Portuguese: distrito do Waziristão do Norte
  • Portuguese: Vaziristão do Norte
  • Portuguese: Waziristão do Norte
  • Pushto: شمالي وزيرستان
  • Russian: Северный Вазиристан
  • Sindhi: اتر وزيرستان
  • South Azerbaijani: قوزئی وزیریستان
  • Spanish: Waziristan del Norte
  • Spanish: Waziristán del Norte
  • Tajik: Вазиристони Шимолӣ
  • Tamil: வடக்கு வசீரிஸ்தான் மாவட்டம்
  • Tamil: வடக்கு வசீரிஸ்தான்
  • Turkish: Kuzey Veziristan
  • Ukrainian: Північний Вазиристан
  • Urdu: شمالی وزیرستان
  • Urdu: ضلع شمالی وزیرستان
  • Vietnamese: Bắc Waziristan
  • Western Panjabi: ضلع شمالی وزیرستان

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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