Frontier Region Dera Ismail Khan
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The Frontier Region Dera Ismail Khan (often abbreviated as F.R. D.I. Khan) is a small administrative unit in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan. The region is named after Dera Ismail Khan District which lies to the east and also borders South Waziristan Agency to the north, Dera Ghazi Khan and Musa Khel to the south and Zhob to the west.[1] It is administered by the district coordination officer (DCO) of Dera Ismail Khan District.[2] The overall administration of the Frontier Regions is carried out by the FATA Secretariat based in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. The main village of the frontier region is Darazinda, which is also in the border of South Waziristan.
Geography and climate
The geography of Frontier Region Dera Ismail Khan is mostly hilly areas of the Sulaiman Range. All of the Sherani Area is totally under the eastern shadow of highest peak of Takht-e-sulaiman. The northern side is bounded by Gomal pass.
The climate of Frontier Region Dera Ismail Khan from December to February is cold weather and from May to September is warm weather. kulachi the most histroical tehsil of dera ismail khan
Demography
The majority of the population of Frontier Region Dera Ismail Khan are Pashto-speaking mainly Gandapure Wazir Mahsood Bhattni Marwat Sherani some other pashto speaking tribes the nation baloch is also present in it
Education
According to the Alif Ailaan Pakistan District Education Rankings 2015, FR Dera Ismail Khan is ranked 127 out of 148 districts in terms of education. For facilities and infrastructure, the district is ranked 95 out of 148. [3]
See also
References
External links
- Constitutional Provisions on the Tribal Areas - Chapter 3, Part XII of the Constitution of Pakistan
- Government of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas
- Pakistani Federal Ministry of States and Frontier Regions
- Federally Administered Tribal Areas travel guide from Wikivoyage
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