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Waziristan

mountainous region in Pakistan
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Summary

Waziristan is a region[1]. Waziristan ranks in the top 10% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,813 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Pakistan[3]
  • Capital: Wana[4]
  • Official language: Pashto[5]
  • Basic form of government: Emirate[6]
  • Commons category: Waziristan[7]
  • Said to be the same as: Vazirio[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Waziristan[9]
  • Population: 791,087[10]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12]
  • Official name: اسلامی امارات وزیرستان[13]
  • Name in native language: اسلامی امارات وزیرستان[14]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Waziristan[15]

Why It Matters

Waziristan has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] Waziristan is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Pakistan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Population → {'amount': '+791087'}
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: waziristan-pakistan, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289971030|waziristan pakistan (#289971030)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915"
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