Makin Tehsil is a subdivision located in
South Waziristan
South Waziristan District ( ps, سويلي وزیرستان ولسوالۍ, ur, ) was a district in Dera Ismail Khan Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa before splitting in to Lower South Waziristan District and Upper South Waziristan District and ...
district,
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...
,
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
. The population is 58,700 according to the
2017 census.
The main town is
Makeen
Makeen ( ps, مکین) or Makin () is a city in South Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, on the boundary with North Waziristan. The boundary with Afghanistan's Barmal District, Paktika lies to the west. Makeen lies within the heartland ...
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Notable people
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Mulla Powinda
Mulla Powinda ( ps, ملا پوونده) or Mullah Powindah, born Mohiuddin Maseed ( ps, محي الدين ماسيد) (1863–1913), was a religious leader and a freedom fighter from the Pashtun tribe of the Shabi khel Mahsuds, based in Waziristan ...
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alik Muhammad Nawaz Abdallai Alik may refer to:
People
Given name
*Alik Arakelyan (born 1996), Armenian footballer
*Alik Cavaliere (1926–1998), Italian sculptor
*Alik Gershon (born 1980), Ukraine-born Israeli chess grandmaster
*Alik Gunashian or Gyunashyan (born 1955), Armen ...
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alik Haji Muhammad Khan Alik may refer to:
People
Given name
*Alik Arakelyan (born 1996), Armenian footballer
*Alik Cavaliere (1926–1998), Italian sculptor
*Alik Gershon (born 1980), Ukraine-born Israeli chess grandmaster
*Alik Gunashian or Gyunashyan (born 1955), Armen ...
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Naqeebullah Mehsud
Naseemullah (Urdu/ ps, ), better known as Naqeebullah Mehsud (), was killed on 13 January 2018 in Karachi, Pakistan, during a fake encounter staged by the senior superintendent of police (SSP) of Karachi's Malir District, Rao Anwar. On 3 Januar ...
See also
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Makeen
Makeen ( ps, مکین) or Makin () is a city in South Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, on the boundary with North Waziristan. The boundary with Afghanistan's Barmal District, Paktika lies to the west. Makeen lies within the heartland ...
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List of tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
In Pakistan, a tehsil is an administrative sub-division of a District. Those are sub-divided into union councils. Here is a list of all the tehsils of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Bannu Division
Bannu District
# Bannu Tehsil
# Domel Tehsil
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References
Tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Populated places in South Waziristan
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