Qabailistan
Qabailistan قبايلستان | |
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.svg) Location of the region formally known as FATA, now part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 33°0′N 70°10′E / 33.000°N 70.167°ECoordinates: 33°0′N 70°10′E / 33.000°N 70.167°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Administrative unit | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Largest towns | Landi Kotal, Khaar, Parachinar, Miramshah, Wanna, Razmak, Ghalanai, Darra Adam Khel |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27,220 km2 (10,510 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,001,676 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-TA |
Qabāilistān (Pashto: قبايلستان; Urdu: قبائیلستان) was a name proposed for a new province in Pakistan which would have contained the areas formerly part of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) but the proposal never got any traction and was dropped in favor of merging FATA into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.[2][3][4]
Etymology
The name Qabāilistān means "land of the (Pashtun) tribespeople". It is made up of two words: qabāyil (قبائل), which is an Arabic word meaning "tribes" (referring to the Pashtun tribes inhabiting the region), and -stān (ستان), which is a Persian word meaning "place of" or "country".[5]
Geography
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The territorial extent of Qabailistan would have included (from north to south): Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Orakzai, Kurram, North Waziristan, and South Waziristan. In addition, six Frontier Regions namely (from north to south): FR Peshawar, FR Kohat, FR Bannu, FR Lakki Marwat, FR Tank, and FR Dera Ismail Khan would have been included.
Demographics
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1951 | 1,332,005 | — |
| 1961 | 1,847,195 | +3.32% |
| 1972 | 2,491,230 | +2.76% |
| 1981 | 2,198,547 | −1.38% |
| 1998 | 2,746,490 | +1.32% |
| 2017 | 5,001,676 | +3.21% |
| Source: [1] | ||
The total population of proposed province was estimated in 2000 to be about 3,341,080 people, or roughly 2% of Pakistan's population. Only 3.1% of the population resided in established townships,[6] which makes it the most rural administrative unit in Pakistan. According to the 2011 estimates, FATA's population was 4,452,913.[7] According to the 2017 census, the population of FATA was 5,001,676.[1]
| # | District | Headquarters | Households | Area (km²) |
Population (2017) |
Density (people/km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bajaur | Khaar | 120,457 | 1,290 | 1,093,684 | 848 |
| 2 | Khyber | Landi Kotal | 111,558 | 2,576 | 986,973 | 383 |
| 3 | Kurram | Parachinar | 67,244 | 3,380 | 619,553 | 201 |
| 4 | Mohmand | Ghalanai | 48,118 | 2,296 | 466,984 | 203 |
| 5 | North Waziristan | Miramshah | 59,003 | 4,707 | 543,254 | 115 |
| 6 | Orakzai | Kalaya | 31,253 | 1,538 | 254,356 | 165 |
| 7 | South Waziristan | Wanna | 80,717 | 6,620 | 679,185 | 103 |
| 8 | FR Bannu | Upper Bakakhel (Bannu) |
4,188 | 745 | 43,114 | 58 |
| 9 | FR Dera Ismail Khan | Darazinda (Dera Ismail Khan) |
6,924 | 2,008 | 68,556 | 34 |
| 10 | FR Kohat | Darra Adam Khel (Kohat) |
14,339 | 446 | 118,578 | 266 |
| 11 | FR Lakki Marwat | Chichindai Kalai (Lakki Marwat) |
3,348 | 132 | 26,359 | 200 |
| 12 | FR Peshawar | Kalakhel (Peshawar) |
7,065 | 261 | 64,691 | 248 |
| 13 | FR Tank | Jandola (Tank) |
4,165 | 1,221 | 36,389 | 30 |
Languages
99.1% of the population speaks Pashto as first language.[9] Wazirwola and Afridi are two of the dialects native to this proposed province. Ormuri is spoken by about 6,000 people in Waziristan, especially in the town of Kaniguram. The speakers of Ormuri are bilingual in Pashto.[10]
In addition, Urdu, Persian, and English are commonly used as L2 languages.
Religion
The inhabitants are overwhelmingly Muslim, mostly Sunni, but with significant Twelver Shia followers especially in Kurram and Orakzai. There are also other religions practiced in smaller numbers in FATA (region proposed for Qabailistan), including Sikhism, Christianity, and Hinduism.
See also
- Saraikistan, a proposed new province in southern and western Punjab
- Pashtunistan
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Preliminary 2017 census result" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ↑ "Qabailistan province proposed". Karachi, Pakistan: The News International. 2012-05-10. Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- ↑ Mian, Bakhtawar (2012-05-09). "Tribal lawmakers oppose move to merge Fata with KP". Dawn. Karachi, Pakistan: Pakistan Herald Publications. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
- ↑ "President signs 'Constitutional Amendment' to merge FATA with KP". nation.com.pk. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ↑ Harper, Douglas. "-stan". Online Etymology Dictionary. Archived from the original on 2014-01-01. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
- ↑ Zaman, Arshad; Ara, Iffat (September 2002). "Rising urbanization in Pakistan: Some facts and suggestions" (PDF). The Journal. NIPA Karachi. 7 (3). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-11-16. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- ↑ "Pak population increased by 46.9% between 1998 and 2011". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ↑ "POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ↑ "Percentage Distribution of Households by Language Usually Spoken and Region/Province,1998 Census" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ↑ The Ormuri Language in Past and Present by V.A. Efimov. Translated by Joan L.G. Baart, Published by the forum for Language Initiatives
- ↑ "POPULATION BY RELIGION" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
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