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Haider Khel حیدر خیل
Village
Tochi Valley in 1912
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Coordinates: 32°56′42″N 70°17′46″E / 32.9449°N 70.2960°E / 32.9449; 70.2960
Country	Pakistan
Territory	Federally Administered Tribal Areas
District	North Waziristan
Tehsil	Mir Ali
Founded	1910
Founded by	Haji Mir Zali Khan
Government
• Councillor	Malik Muhammad Noor Khan
• Mayor	Muhammad Rafiq Nasar Khel
Elevation	460 m (1,510 ft)
Population
• Total	10,001
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Postal code	28191
Area code	0092-928

Haider Khel is a village in North Waziristan, Pakistan, 50 kilometres (30 miles) to the east of Bannu, lying close to the border with Afghanistan. Its inhabitants are mainly Pashtun-speaking Dawaris

History

Haider Khel was founded in 1910, by Haji Mirzali Khan.

In 1896, during the Tochi Expedition, the British set up a military post in the village as part of its defences against raids from the Waziris.

References

1. "Population and Household Detail From Block to District Level: FATA (North Waziristan)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
2. "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Haider Khel, Pakistan". www.fallingrain.com.
3. Haider Khel. Federally administered tribal areas. Pakistangeonip.com Archived 9 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine
4. Haider Khel tribune.com.pk
5. Nevill, Hugh Lewis (1912). Campaigns on the North-West Frontier (New ed.). : The Naval and Military Press. p. 213. ISBN 1845741870. Retrieved 20 December 2015.

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