Waziristan (Pashto, Urdu: وزیرستان, lit. 'land of the Mehsud, The Wolves, & Wazir') is a mountainous region covering the North Waziristan and South Waziristan districts of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[1][2] Waziristan covers around 11,585 square kilometres (4,500 sq mi) and is mainly populated by the Mehsud, The Wolves, & Wazir Pashtun tribe,[3] who speak the Waziri dialect of the Pashto language.
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