Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)

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The Federally Administered Tribal Areas were a former semi-autonomous tribal region in northwestern Pakistan along the Afghan border, known for their distinct tribal governance and strategic geopolitical significance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former administrative territorial entity
tribal region
administrativeCenter Peshawar
area approximately 27,000 square kilometres
borderedBy Afghanistan
Balochistan
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
capital Peshawar
composedOf Bajaur Agency
Frontier Regions
Khyber Agency
linked to: Khyber District

Kurram Agency
Mohmand Agency
North Waziristan Agency
Orakzai Agency
South Waziristan Agency
constitutionalAmendmentForMerger Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan
constitutionalStatusBeforeMerger federally administered territory
country Pakistan
dissolvedOn 2018-05-31
establishedOn 1947-08-14
ethnicGroup Pashtuns
governedBy federal government of Pakistan
governedUnder Frontier Crimes Regulations
hasFormOfGovernment indirect rule
tribal governance
hasLegalStatus semi-autonomous region
hasSpecialRepresentative Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
President of Pakistan
historicalRegionOf South Asia
largestCity Peshawar
locatedIn northwestern Pakistan
linked to: western Pakistan
locatedInMountainRange Hindu Kush
Sulaiman Mountains
locatedOnBorderWith Afghanistan
mainLanguage Pashto
linked to: Pashto language
mergedInto Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
partOf Pakistan
population approximately 5,000,000
populationAsOf 2017
precededBy Tribal Agencies of British India
religion Sunni Islam
strategicImportance Afghan–Pakistan border security
war on terror
timeZone Pakistan Standard Time
usedLegalSystem jirga system
tribal customary law
UTCOffset +05:00
wasSiteOf U.S. drone strikes
militant insurgency

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Pashto language spokenIn Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Pakhto spokenIn Federally Administered Tribal Areas
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Torkham region Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical)
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa borders Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical)
subject linked to: KPK
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Kohat Division hasHistoricalAssociation former Federally Administered Tribal Areas
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Afghanistan–Pakistan border adjacentTo Federally Administered Tribal Areas (former)
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Khyber District wasPartOf Federally Administered Tribal Areas
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
North-West Frontier campaigns locatedInPresentDay Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Karlani hasRegion Federally Administered Tribal Areas
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Pashtunwali culturalRegion Federally Administered Tribal Areas
subject linked to: Pashtunwali code of conduct
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Frontier Crimes Regulations appliedIn Federally Administered Tribal Areas
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Tribal Agencies of British India successorEntity Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Bajaur Agency locatedIn Federally Administered Tribal Areas
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Bajaur Agency wasPartOf Federally Administered Tribal Areas
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Mohmand Agency locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Federally Administered Tribal Areas
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Mohmand Agency historicalEvent FATA–Khyber Pakhtunkhwa merger
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Frontier Regions borderedBy Federally Administered Tribal Areas
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan affectedEntity Federally Administered Tribal Areas
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Shahadat newspaper distributionRegion Federally Administered Tribal Areas
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Orakzai Agency locatedIn Federally Administered Tribal Areas
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Orakzai Agency formerAdministrativeUnitOf Federally Administered Tribal Areas
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Orakzai Agency abolitionContext FATA–Khyber Pakhtunkhwa merger
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Kurram Agency partOf Federally Administered Tribal Areas
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
North Waziristan Agency locatedIn Federally Administered Tribal Areas
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
South Waziristan Agency locatedIn Federally Administered Tribal Areas
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Ghulam Khan locatedIn Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical)
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Pashtunistan hasPart Federally Administered Tribal Areas
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Landi Kotal locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity former Federally Administered Tribal Areas
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Pakistan Frontier Corps activeInRegion Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical)
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Bacha Khan International Airport serves Federally Administered Tribal Areas (former) region
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Jamrud partOf former Federally Administered Tribal Areas
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Jamrud integrationDate 2018 FATA–Khyber Pakhtunkhwa merger
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Kurram River locatedInAdministrativeEntity Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical)
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Islamia College University regionServed Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical)
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Edwardes College Peshawar regionServed Federally Administered Tribal Areas
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Frontier Corps operatesInRegion former Federally Administered Tribal Areas
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Hangu District locatedIn Federally Administered Tribal Areas border region
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Parachinar locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Former Federally Administered Tribal Areas
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Bara locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Federally Administered Tribal Areas (former)
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Tirah Valley locatedInRegion Federally Administered Tribal Areas
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Tirah Valley administrativeHistory former Federally Administered Tribal Areas
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Tirah region partOf Federally Administered Tribal Areas (former)
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Bara Valley locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity former Federally Administered Tribal Areas
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Kurram District partOf former Federally Administered Tribal Areas
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
Tirah locatedIn Federally Administered Tribal Areas
linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)