Definitions for waziristan
wəˌzɪər əˈstɑn, -ˈstænwaziris·tan

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1. Waziristannoun

   A mountainous region of northern Pakistan

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1. Waziristan

   Waziristan (Pashto and Urdu: وزیرستان, "land of the Wazir") is a mountainous region covering the former FATA agencies of North Waziristan and South Waziristan which are now districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Waziristan covers some 11,585 square kilometres (4,500 sq mi). The area is populated by ethnic Pashtuns. It is named after the Wazir tribe. The language spoken in the valley is Pashto, predominantly the Waziri dialect. The region forms the southern part of Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas, which is now part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The 16th-century Pashtun revolutionary leader and warrior-poet Bayazid Pir Roshan, who wrote the oldest known book in Pashto, was based in Kaniguram, Waziristan.

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1. Waziristan

   Waziristan is a mountainous region in the northwest of Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan and covering some 11,585 km². The area is entirely populated by ethnic Pashtuns. The language spoken in the valley is Pashto. It is part of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, considered to be separate from the country's four core provinces. Waziristan comprises the area west and southwest of Peshawar between the Tochi River to the north and the Gomal River to the south. Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa lies immediately to the east. The region was an independent tribal territory until 1893, remaining outside the British Empire. Tribal raiding into British-ruled territory was a constant problem for the British, eliciting frequent punitive expeditions between 1860 and 1945. The region became part of Pakistan in 1947. For administrative purposes, Waziristan is divided into two "agencies", North Waziristan and South Waziristan, with estimated populations of 361,246 and 429,841 respectively. The two parts have quite distinct characteristics, though both tribes are subgroups of the Wazir Tribe and speak a common Wazirwola language. They have a reputation as formidable warriors, and are known for their frequent blood feuds.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of waziristan in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of waziristan in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of waziristan in a Sentence

1. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani:

   From the west, the IS militants are sending advance guards to southern and western Afghanistan. To the south, Pakistan's counter-insurgency operations ... are pushing the Taliban from south Waziristan (in Pakistan) towards Afghanistan's border regions.

2. Elias Durry:

   By this time last year, nobody could go to North Waziristan. ... Vaccinators were being killed left and right, so those issues are improving, and have improved dramatically.

3. Sartaj Aziz:

   The infrastructure of the Haqqani network in North Waziristan, which included the IED (improvised explosive device) factories and a number of other capacities including communication, has been disrupted.

4. Asif Ghafoor:

   The stronghold was North Waziristan.

5. Manzoor Pashteen:

   I urge professional soldiers not to follow the command of the generals and brigadiers. Refuse to obey their orders because they (generals) can get you killed like they did with people of Waziristan and other parts of the country.

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1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Waziristan
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   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waziristan
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