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Piawara Destination Guide

Touring Piawara in Pakistan

Piawara in the region of Federally Administered Tribal Areas is a city located in Pakistan - some 117 mi or ( 188 km ) North-West of Islamabad , the country's capital city .

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Time in Piawara is now 04:27 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Karachi " with a UTC offset of 5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Tarakai Ghundai, Piawara, Bagorai, Qazi Koruna, and Mehtar Lam. Being here already, consider visiting Tarakai Ghundai . Check out our recommendations for Piawara ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Ajdarra

Ajdarra is a town in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. It is located at 34°35'40N 71°27'45E with an altitude of 836 metres (2746 feet).

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Located at 34.59 71.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas

Damadola

Damadola is a village in the Bajaur Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas in Pakistan, about 7 km from the Afghanistan border, it is located at 34° 48' 20N 71° 28' 0E at an altitude of 1082 metres (3553 feet). The village gained international attention in early 2006 after the U.S. launched an airstrike on Damadola killing at least 18 people. It was captured by Frontier Corps from Taliban by February 6, 2010.

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Located at 34.80 71.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Populated places in Bajaur Agency, United States military scandals, War in Afghanistan (2001–present)

Pearl Continental hotel bombing

The Pearl Continental hotel bombing occurred on 9 June 2009 in Peshawar, Pakistan, in which 17 people were killed and at least 46 people injured. The blast occurred at the five-star Pearl Continental hotel in the city. The force of the explosion caused the hotel to partially collapse. Gunman also attacked the hotel, firing several shots at survivors. The United States had planned to purchase this hotel to convert it to a consulate.

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Located at 34.57 71.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Car and truck bombings in Pakistan, History of Peshawar, Mass murder in 2009, Pearl-Continental Hotels & Resorts, Spree shootings in Pakistan, Suicide bombings in Pakistan, Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2009

Mohmand Agency

The Mohmand Agency is a district in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan created in 1951. Before that, the Mohmand Tribes were administered by the Deputy Commissioner based in Peshawar, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. However it was not until 1973 that the headquarters of the Mohmand agency were moved from Peshawar to Ekkagund. Now, the permanent agency headquarters is at Ghalanai, deep in the Mohmand agency.

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Located at 34.50 71.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Agencies of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Mohmand Agency

Lahor, FATA

Lahor is a village in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. It is located at 34°28'41N 71°17'27E with an altitude of 681 metres (2237 feet).

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Located at 34.48 71.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas