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Miran Shah, Pakistan
میران شاہ
Miran Shah is a town of 4,131 people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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About Miran Shah
Mīrānshāh (Urdu: میران شاہ) (Pashto: میران شاه) is a main town in the region that is the administrative headquarters of North Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Miranshah lies on the banks of the Tochi River in a wide valley surrounded by the foothills of the Hindu Kush mountains. It is located at an elevation of about 930 metres (3,050 ft), 17 kilometres (11 mi) from the Pakistan-Afghanistan border (Durand Line). The nearest city in Pakistan is Bannu, about 55 kilometres (34 mi) to the east, while the nearest city across the border in Afghanistan is Khost, 60 kilometres (37 mi) to the northwest.
From the Wikipedia article Miranshah (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
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 Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and the "Tochi Scouts" of Pakistan's paramilitary Frontier Corps carried out counter-insurgency operations from Miranshah Airfield and Miranshah Fort against the insurgency fomented by the rebellious General Shudikhel Dawar and Mirzali Khan (Faqir of Ipi). In the 1950s, Miranshah was also the site of a weapons firing range of the PAF, which was located next to the Miranshah Airfield.
After 9/11, Miranshah gained prominence in the United States-led war on terror and has witnessed numerous drone strikes by the US Central Intelligence Agency targeting alleged militants hiding in the town and the surrounding foothills. Miranshah and its surrounding areas have also witnessed fighting between militants and Pakistani military and paramilitary forces.
From the History section of Miranshah on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Bannu Airport (BNP) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 42 km away.
- Datta Khel 32 km west, about 32 min by car
- Bannu 50 km east, about 50 min by car
- Alizai 65 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Sarai Naurang 69 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Doaba 78 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Lakki 90 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
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- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Digan Village - Miran Shah to Data Khil and Shawal road, North Waziristan, Pakistan - panoramio (2), Rizwan Ullah Wazir, CC BY 3.0
- Miran Shah to Data Khil and Shawal road, North Waziristan, Pakistan - panoramio (6), Rizwan Ullah Wazir, CC BY 3.0
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