Kala Dhaka

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Kala Dhaka, now known as Torghar District, is a mountainous and historically tribal region in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

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Kala Dhaka canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
mountainous region
tribal area
administrativeUpgrade became Torghar District
administrativeUpgradeYear 2011
borderedBy Indus River
climate mountain climate
colonialEraStatus frontier tribal area under British India
conflictHistory site of multiple Anglo-Pashtun conflicts
country Pakistan
districtHeadquartersOfSuccessor Judba
ethnolinguisticGroup Pashtuns
geographicalFeature mountainous terrain
governedBy jirga system
tribal customs
historicalAdministrationCenter Oghi (for surrounding area under British rule)
historicallyAdministeredAs tribal area under Provincially Administered Tribal Areas
historicalNameMeaning Black Mountain
historicalStatus semi-autonomous tribal territory
inhabitedBy Pashtun tribes
linked to: Pashtuns
locatedIn Hazara region
linked to: Hazarajat region

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
northern Pakistan
locatedWestOf Indus River
majorTribe Akazai
linked to: Zazai

Hassanzai
Madakhel
Nikam Khel
nameLanguage Hindko
Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
notableConflict Black Mountain Expedition of 1868
Black Mountain Expedition of 1888
Black Mountain Expedition of 1891
nowKnownAs Torghar District
partOf Torghar District
postIndependenceStatus tribal area within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
predecessorOf Torghar District
primaryLanguage Pashto
regionType rural
religion Islam
securityStatus historically sensitive frontier area
strategicSignificance controls routes along the Indus in Hazara region
successorAdministrativeUnit Torghar District
terrain steep mountains and narrow valleys
tribalCode Pashtunwali

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Torghar District formerName Kala Dhaka
Tor Ghar District formerName Kala Dhaka