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Tirah
The Tirah ((パシュトー語:تیراہ)) region, also called the Tirah Valley ((パシュトー語:وادی تیراہ)), is located in Khyber, Kurram and Orakzai agencies of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan (33.73N 71.01E), while its smaller part straddles the border to the north lying in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. Tirah lies between the Khyber Pass and the Khanki Valley. It is inhabited by the Afridi, Orakzai and Shinwari tribes of Pashtuns.
==Society==
The population is rural, while Bagh Malikdinkhel, located in Maidan Tirah, is the traditional meeting place for Afridi jirgas or assemblies.
Lying close to the Pak-Afghan border and difficult terrain, control of Tirah for the government of Pakistan has been difficult. In 2003, for the first time since the independence of Pakistan, Army troops entered the Tirah valley.〔(Waziristan: Bin Laden's hiding place? - BBC News )〕
It is also an area where the government has been trying to cut down on poppy cultivation.〔(In pictures: Pakistan drug farming )〕 The area also has a history of kidnapping and feuds, the dominant ethnic group here are the Pashtuns. There are minority communities of referred to as ''Hamsaya'' (protected peoples) such as the Sikh community who are mainly involved in trading and other professions.〔(In pictures: Valley of change - BBC )〕
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