Miranshah
Mīrānshāh (Urdu: میران شاہ)(Pashto: میران شاه) is a small town 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.
Miranshah
میران شاہ میران شاه | |
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City | |
Miranshah Miranshah | |
| Coordinates: 33°0′9″N 70°4′8″E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | North Waziristan |
| Tehsil | Miran Shah |
| Elevation | 930 m (3,050 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 4,361 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
The city has a shrinking population of only 4,361, and it has only 356 households. This makes it the least populous urban area in Bannu Division, but it is also the only urbanized area in the entire region of North Waziristan, and also the entire Waziristan region, a mountainous area that has 99% of its 1.22 million residents living in rural areas.