Bara, FATA
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Bara is a town located is a Bara Tehsil
located in Khyber Agency
, Federally Administered Tribal Areas
, Pakistan
. To the south is Kohat district, to the north Peshawar.
Bara is also the name of the local administrative division Bara Tehsil
of the Khyber Agency
within the Federally Administered Tribal Areas
(FATA) of Pakistan, of which Bara Town is the administrative seat. The Bara River
flows through the district. From the era of the Raj the town has held a fort and supplied water to Peshawar.
The town is ethnically Pashtuns
, and has been the site of increasing militancy by Lashkar-e-Islam
against the central government.
The approximate location is 33° 55′ N latitude, 71° 27′ longitude. The mud fort is visible on Google Earth at 33° 54' 53" by 71° 28' 05", lying alongside a water tank and the Bara River
which eventually flows to the East of Peshawar.
Bara tehsil
Bara is a tehsil located in Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan.In the 2000s, Bara achieved some mention in worldwide media with the founding of Lashkar-e-Islam, founded in the area by Mufti Munir Shakir, and later passed to Mangal Bagh, a local driver.- See also :* Bara...
located in Khyber Agency
Khyber agency
Khyber is a tribal area in the FATA region of Pakistan. It is one of the eight tribal areas, better known as agencies in Pakistan. It ranges from the Tirah valley down to Peshawar...
, Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Federally Administered Tribal Areas
The Federally Administered Tribal Areas are a semi-autonomous tribal region in the northwest of Pakistan, lying between the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, and the neighboring country of Afghanistan. The FATA comprise seven Agencies and six FRs...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. To the south is Kohat district, to the north Peshawar.
Bara is also the name of the local administrative division Bara Tehsil
Bara tehsil
Bara is a tehsil located in Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan.In the 2000s, Bara achieved some mention in worldwide media with the founding of Lashkar-e-Islam, founded in the area by Mufti Munir Shakir, and later passed to Mangal Bagh, a local driver.- See also :* Bara...
of the Khyber Agency
Khyber agency
Khyber is a tribal area in the FATA region of Pakistan. It is one of the eight tribal areas, better known as agencies in Pakistan. It ranges from the Tirah valley down to Peshawar...
within the Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Federally Administered Tribal Areas
The Federally Administered Tribal Areas are a semi-autonomous tribal region in the northwest of Pakistan, lying between the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, and the neighboring country of Afghanistan. The FATA comprise seven Agencies and six FRs...
(FATA) of Pakistan, of which Bara Town is the administrative seat. The Bara River
Bara River
Bara River is river in Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The Bara River enters the Peshawar of south Jamrud Fort and flows in the North-easterly direction to the Nowshera District, eventually joining the Kabul River near camp korona, Akbarpura. Due to its higher elevation, very...
flows through the district. From the era of the Raj the town has held a fort and supplied water to Peshawar.
The town is ethnically Pashtuns
Pashtun people
Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...
, and has been the site of increasing militancy by Lashkar-e-Islam
Lashkar-e-Islam
Lashkar-e-Islam , literally Army of Islam also transliterated as Lashkar-e-Islami, Lashkar-i-Islam) is a militant organization active in and around Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. LeI was founded in 2004 by Mufti Munir Shakir...
against the central government.
The approximate location is 33° 55′ N latitude, 71° 27′ longitude. The mud fort is visible on Google Earth at 33° 54' 53" by 71° 28' 05", lying alongside a water tank and the Bara River
Bara River
Bara River is river in Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The Bara River enters the Peshawar of south Jamrud Fort and flows in the North-easterly direction to the Nowshera District, eventually joining the Kabul River near camp korona, Akbarpura. Due to its higher elevation, very...
which eventually flows to the East of Peshawar.