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|presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]] | |||
|image= | |||
|coordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=32.306111,69.592778&z=13&t=h&hl=en 32.306111°N, 69.592778°E] | |||
|altitude= 1,387m (4,550 ft) | |||
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wana,_Pakistan Wana] | |||
|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federally_Administered_Tribal_Areas Federally Administered Tribal Areas] (FATA) attached to old NWFP/Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |||
|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan] | |||
}} | |||
{{Places of Interest|title=Malakand|name=Malakand|link=xxxxx}} | |||
During the British period '''Wana post''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V24_386.gif Southern Waziristan Agency] in the [[North West Frontier Province]]. The town is now the largest in the agency. | |||
== Military history == | |||
[[Battle of Wana]] 1894 | |||
==External links== | |||
[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V24_358.gif Wana] Imperial Gazetteer of India<br> | |||
===Historical books online=== | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/1937-jusii-v67/page/35/mode/2up "Wana New Cantonment"] by Colonel R L Bond page 35 ''Journal of the United Service Institution of India'' Volume 67, 1937. Archive.org | |||
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Latest revision as of 03:05, 13 September 2022
| Wana | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 32.306111°N, 69.592778°E |
| Altitude: | 1,387m (4,550 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Wana |
| State/Province: | Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) attached to old NWFP/Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Country: | Pakistan |
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| FibiWiki Maps | |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
| [xxxxx Wana] |
During the British period Wana post was the headquarters of Southern Waziristan Agency in the North West Frontier Province. The town is now the largest in the agency.
Military history
Battle of Wana 1894
External links
Wana Imperial Gazetteer of India
Historical books online
- "Wana New Cantonment" by Colonel R L Bond page 35 Journal of the United Service Institution of India Volume 67, 1937. Archive.org