Frontier Region Kohat
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Federally Administered Tribal Areas
The Federally Administered Tribal Areas are a semi-autonomous tribal region in the northwest of Pakistan, lying between the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, and the neighboring country of Afghanistan. The FATA comprise seven Agencies and six FRs...
(FATA) of Pakistan. The region is named after Kohat District
Kohat District
Kohat is a district of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, Kohat city is the capital of the district. It is inhabited by various Pashtun tribes such as Afridi,Khattaks, Bangash and the Orakzaies. The main language of the district is Pashto....
which lies to the south and also borders Peshawar District
Peshawar District
Peshawar is a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Until divisions were abolished as part of local government reforms in 2000 it was part of Peshawar Division. The city of Peshawar, as well as being the provincial capital, is the capital of the district...
to the north, Nowshera District
Nowshera District
Nowshera is a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan - the principal city is Nowshera. Nowshera District is divided into 47 Union Councils and 5 provincial seats....
to the east and Orakzai Agency
Orakzai Agency
Orakzai Agency is one of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. It has a population of 450,000 and an area of .- History :The Orakzai tribes take their name, which literally means the lost son , from a romantic legend about their ancestor, Sikandar Shah, who was a prince from Iran,...
to the west. It is administered by the district coordination officer (DCO) of Kohat District. The overall administration of the Frontier Regions is carried out by the FATA Secretariat based in Peshawar, the capital of the North-West Frontier Province
North-West Frontier Province
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province and various other names, is one of the four provinces of Pakistan, located in the north-west of the country...
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Geography and climate
The region is very hilly, with average heights of 1500 m (4,921.3 ft) above sea level.Demography
The main tribes in the region are the Galai Khel and Jawaki branches of the Adam KhelAdam Khel
Kala Khel Adam Khel is one of the 8 sub-tribes of the Afridi that originated in the Pashtun region of modern-day Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is divided further into 2 main sections:-*Tirah Adam Khel*Darra Adam Khel....
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