Introduction to FATA

What is F.A.T.A?
F.A.T.A is short for "Federally Administered Tribal Areas", a semi-autonomous region in North Pakistan running along the borderline between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
F.A.T.A consists of two types of areas i.e Agencies (or Tribal Districts) that are 7 in number and F.Rs (Frontier Regions) that are 6 in number.
F.A.T.A starts from Bajaur Agency in the north (near Chitral) and extends upto South Waziristan Agency in the South (near Balochistan) as can be seen on the FATA map.
Map:

Administrative division:
For administrative purposes, F.A.T.A has been divided into Agencies / F.Rs, Subdivisions and Tehsils, as depicted in the following table.

Agency / F.R	Subdivision	Tehsil
Bajaur Agency	Khar	Khar
		Utman Khel
		Salarzai
	Nawagai	Nawagai
		Mamund
		Barang
		Chamarkand
Mohmand Agency	Lower Mohmand	Yekka Ghund
		Ambar
		Pandyalai
		Praang Ghaar
	Upper Mohmand	Safi  / Lakaro
		Khwezai / Baezai
		Halimzai
Khyber Agency	Jamrud	Jamrud
		Mulla Gori
	Landi Kotal	Landi Kotal
	Bara	Bara
Orakzai Agency	Lower Orakzai	Lower Orakzai
		Central Orakzai
	Upper Orakzai	Ismailzai
		Upper Orakzai
Kurram Agency	Lower Kurram	Lower Kurram / Sadda
	Central Kurram	Central Kurram
	Upper Kurram	Upper Kurram / Parachinar
North Waziristan Agency	Mir Ali	Mir Ali
		Speen Wam
		Shewa
	Miranshah	Miranshah
		Datta Khel
		Ghulam Khan
	Razmak	Razmak
		Dosalli
		Geriyum
		Shawal
South Waziristan Agency	Ladha	Ladha
		Makeen
		Sararogha
	Sarwakai	Sarwakai
		Tiaraza
	Wana	Wana
		Birmal
		Toi Khulla
F.R Peshawar	F.R Peshawar	F.R Peshawar
F.R Kohat	F.R Kohat	F.R Kohat
F.R Bannu	F.R Bannu	F.R Bannu
F.R Lakki Marwat	F.R Lakki Marwat	F.R Lakki Marwat
F.R Tank - Jandola	F.R Tank - Jandola	F.R Tank - Jandola
F.R D.I. Khan	F.R D.I. Khan	F.R D.I. Khan

Administrative Hierarchy:
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