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Coordinates: 32°18′18″N 69°35′20″E

Wanna, Pakistan
Wāṇa or Wanna (Pashto: ‫واڼه‬‎, Wāṇə [ˈwɑɳə]; Urdu: ‫وانا‬‎) is the largest town of South Waziristan Agency in Pakistan. It is the summer headquarters for the Agency's administration, Tank
located in the neighbouring Tank District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province being the winter headquarters.[1] Wanna

‫
واڼه‬
Wanna is also one of the three subdivisions of South Waziristan, along with Ladha and Sarwakai. The subdivision of Wanna is further divided into three tehsils: Wanna, Barmal, and Toi Wana
Khwla.[2]

Contents
History Aerial view of Wana town
Colonial history
Post-Independence
Wanna in the War on Terror
Ethnic background of inhabitants
Notable people
References
External links

History
Wanna
Colonial history

During the British Empire period, beginning in the late 19th century, the British established a cantonment on the Wanna Plain which was used as a headquarters by the British forces in South
Waziristan until they departed India after the partition in 1947. During their rule, the ferocious Pashtun tribes of Waziristan - part of the Karlanri Tribal Confederation - gave the British much Show map of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
headache. In fact, the British, known then as the 'foreigners', had to deal with a full-fledged insurgency in Waziristan in the 1930s. At one point during the 1930s, the British had up to 18,000 Show map of Pakistan
troops in and around Waziristan, with Wanna being used as the forward headquarters and airbase. Show all
Coordinates: 32°18′18″N 69°35′20″E

Post-Independence Country  Pakistan

Province  Khyber
During 1989 the city underwent a striking increase in Malaria with Azam Warsak suffering the most.[3] Pakhtunkhwa
District South Waziristan
Tehsil Wana
Wanna in the War on Terror Elevation 1,387 m (4,551 ft)

It is currently in the eye of a storm because of the embedded presence of another set of foreigners (Al-Qaeda) who have affiliated themselves with the Taliban-aligned Ahmadzai Waziris of the Time UTC+5 (PST)
Wanna Plain and others in the area. The Pakistan Armed forces have conducted armed operations against these Al-Qaeda members since August 2003 off and on with limited success. Perhaps zone
the town's most violent incident in the War on Terror was the Battle of Wanna which took place in March 2004 and included fighters from the Pakistani Army against Al-Qaeda and
Taliban forces. More than 100 armed personnel were killed during the week of the fighting.

Ethnic background of inhabitants

Inhabitants of Wanna are Muslim Pashtuns, primarily Ahmedzai Waziris from the Wazir tribe. Also in South Waziristan Agency are some members of the Mahsud and Bettani tribes
who live in the surroundings of Wanna.

Notable people
Ali Wazir
Arif Wazir
Tactical Pilotage Chart showing Wanna

References
1. Historical and Administrative Profile of the South Waziristan Agency (http://www.fata.gov.pk/subpages/swa.php)

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2. FATA - Official Web Portal: About South Waziristan: Geography (https://fata.gov.pk/Global-fac.php?iId=343&fid=36&pId=305&mId=119)
3. Bouma, M. J.; Parvez, S. D.; Nesbit, R.; Winkler, A. M. (1996). Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 74 (4th ed.). p. 417. PMC 2486890 (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2486890). PMID 8823964 (https://pub
med.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8823964). "The increase in prevalence from May to September was most striking among the local Pakistani population in Azam Warsak(from 3.2% to 45.6%; significant, P>0.001)."

External links
Waziristan and Mughal empire (http://www.khyber.org/history/a/waziristan_and_mughal_empire.shtml)
Nehru in Waziristan (http://www.khyber.org/history/a/nehru_in_waziristan.shtml)
Sketch map of Waziristan (https://web.archive.org/web/20150330062703/http://www.khyber.org/images/maps/waziristan.gif)
Mehsuds and Wazirs, the King-makers in a game of thrones (http://www.khyber.org/history/a/mehsuds_and_wazirs_the_king-ma.shtml)
Lawrence of Arabia in Waziristan (http://www.khyber.org/history/a/lawrence_of_arabia_in_wazirist.shtml)

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