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Faqiran in the region of Federally Administered Tribal Areas is a town in Pakistan - some 127 mi or ( 205 km ) West of Islamabad , the country's capital city .
Current time in Faqiran is now 11:20 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Karachi " with a UTC offset of 5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Mehtar Lam, Khost, Kabul, Jalalabad, and Baghlan. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Mehtar Lam . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Faqiran ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Aghal
Aghal is a town in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. It is located at 33°43'9N 70°47'34E with an altitude of 2086 metres (6847 feet).
Located at 33.72 70.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Adu Garhi
Adu Garhi is a town in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. It is located at 33°36'18N 70°55'42E with an altitude of 1175 metres (3858 feet).
Located at 33.60 70.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Battle of Saragarhi
The Battle of Saragarhi was fought during the Tirah Campaign on 12 September 1897 between twenty-one Sikhs of the 4th Battalion of the Sikh Regiment of British India, defending an army post, and 10,000 Afghan and Orakzai tribesmen. The battle occurred in the North-West Frontier Province, which formed part of British India. It is now named the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and is part of Pakistan. The contingent of the twenty-one Sikhs from the 36th Sikhs was led by Havildar Ishar Singh.
Located at 33.55 70.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Kalaya
Kalaya is a town in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. It is located at 33°44'44"N 70°57'35"E with an altitude of 1645 meters. It is currently the summer administrative capital of Orakzai Agency, and is located in Lower Orakzai.
Located at 33.75 70.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Ahin Posh
Ahan Posh or Ahan Posh Tape is an ancient archaeological site in Orakzai in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. It is near the Afghanistan city of Jellalabad. The ruins of a Buddhist monastery are located there, in which coins of the Kushan king Kanishka were found together with a golden amulet, and a gold coin of the Roman emperor Trajan and empress Sabina coined between 128-137 CE. These form part of the collections of the British Museum.
Located at 33.76 70.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
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