I've had that happen, too, so I use the following approach to avoid this problem. When it comes to place name spellings and locations, I put about 20% trust in media reports and 99% trust in the GEONames data base. When you have such an obvious conflict in location, as the one you cited between the media and the geographic database, one way to resolve this is to Google the city names and see what other reporters and websites have to say about the location. Given enough news stories, one of those idiot reporters is bound to finally get it right.
• “The Hasan and Mando tribes seem to either be extensive builders or else at least have a lot of in-laws.”
I'll post a GEONames database list that I customized on all 147 FATA tribes and their location coordinates.
--Boot Hill
Thanks.
Here's an update:
Hundreds of troops arrive in Bangi Dar
By Pazir Gul
MIRAMSHAH, Aug 24: Hundreds of regular and paramilitary troops have been deployed in Bangi Dar area along the Afghanistan border to check possible incursion
of terrorists from Afghanistan where the US-led Afghan troops have launched an operation against Al Qaeda and Taliban suspects.
Informed sources and witnesses said that the troops had taken up positions in the area and completely sealed the border to stop terrorists from infiltrating into
Pakistan from Afghanistan.
They said the troops were seen heading from Datakhel tehsil towards Bangi Dar and Hassankhel areas. The sources said that three soldiers and a junior
commissioned officer of the army had been wounded in Monday's clash with militants.
They have been identified as Captain Arshad, Naib Subaidar Mardad, Ghulam Qadir and Nek Mohammad. They have been taken to the Combined Military Hospital
in Bannu. The clash left four militants, three of them foreigners, dead. Two terrorists were arrested in the operation.
Paramilitary forces recovered four missiles near the Wana Scouts camp in the South Waziristan tribal region on Tuesday, Dilawar Khan Wazir adds from Wana
quoting informed sources. The missiles had been left near the camp by military.
Residents of the area said two high-intensity explosions rocked Wana on Monday night but there was no report of any casualties. Syed Irfan Raza adds from
Islamabad: Security forces seized a large cache of arms and ammunition during a raid on a compound, 18 kilometres north of Miramshah, on Monday, an
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release issued here on Tuesday said.
http://www.dawn.com/2004/08/25/top5.htm
Sounds like the Paks found more than just two jeeps. Hope this isn't a diversion designed to soften the perimeter around the Shawal. Enemy and vehicles do nothing to contradict that possible assessment, but a long established base does.
Here it is, jeffers, sorry about the length. You'll find it useful in locating the coordinates of some of the tribal names we keep running across. Just drag-n-drop it into a text file or an html file and save it for later reference.
My personal favorite is "Silli Khel".
The following table is an alphabetic listing, compiled from the GEONames database output, for all "Tribal Area" (TRB) geophysical feature designations, located within FATA, Pakistan. All native names and significant variants are listed individually. Variants names are followed by an asterisk.
THE 147 TRIBES OF THE FEDERALLY ADMINISTERED TRIBAL AREAS OF PAKISTAN
| tribe | location | also known as... |
|---|---|---|
| Aba Khel | 32° 27' 35" N 070° 14' 42" E | |
| Adam Khel | 33° 41' 13" N 071° 26' 28" E | Zarghun Khel |
| Abdul Aziz Khel | 33° 46' 08" N 071° 05' 20" E | |
| Ad Zai | 32° 35' 20" N 070° 23' 19" E | |
| Afridi* | 33° 51' 53" N 070° 43' 02" E | |
| Ahmadzai | 32° 08' 24" N 070° 02' 04" E | |
| Ahmadzai* | 32° 17' 00" N 069° 38' 00" E | Wazir |
| Aiman Khel | 32° 01' 10" N 069° 25' 00" E | |
| Akhorwal | 33° 44' 22" N 071° 26' 11" E | Hasan Khel* |
| Alia Khel | 32° 28' 34" N 070° 16' 59" E | |
| Alisherzai Pitao | 33° 40' 09" N 070° 32' 55" E | |
| Alisherzai Sweri | 33° 39' 00" N 070° 40' 00" E | |
| Alizai | 33° 46' 25" N 070° 13' 13" E | |
| Alizai | 34° 42' 50" N 071° 34' 00" E | |
| Ambar Utman Khel | 34° 35' 45" N 071° 27' 00" E | |
| Arzai | 34° 53' 30" N 071° 27' 00" E | |
| Asil | 34° 34' 00" N 071° 38' 00" E | |
| Badda Khel | 33° 54' 43" N 070° 11' 00" E | |
| Badza | 32° 30' 24" N 070° 18' 52" E | |
| Badzai | 32° 35' 39" N 070° 15' 32" E | |
| Bahlolzai | 32° 41' 00" N 070° 06' 00" E | |
| Bangash | 33° 24' 40" N 070° 36' 00" E | |
| Bar Mad | 34° 55' 30" N 071° 32' 44" E | |
| Bar Qambar Khel | 33° 49' 39" N 070° 35' 46" E | |
| Barakzai | 31° 49' 00" N 070° 01' 30" E | Sanatia* |
| Bhittanni | 32° 14' 18" N 070° 06' 23" E | |
| Biland Khel | 33° 18' 58" N 070° 32' 37" E | |
| Bizoti | 33° 47' 30" N 071° 02' 30" E | |
| Bomi Khel | 32° 28' 35" N 069° 22' 40" E | |
| Bora Khel | 32° 57' 50" N 070° 03' 20" E | |
| Burhan Khel | 34° 18' 51" N 071° 27' 20" E | |
| Butkor | 34° 37' 13" N 071° 31' 03" E | |
| Chaharmung | 34° 45' 20" N 071° 20' 00" E | |
| Chamkanni | 33° 51' 54" N 070° 21' 36" E | Goadara* |
| Chuhar Khel | 31° 28' 00" N 070° 04' 00" E | |
| Darwesh Khel | 32° 29' 10" N 069° 37' 00" E | |
| Dawezai | 34° 34' 30" N 071° 21' 00" E | |
| Dhanna* | 32° 27' 15" N 070° 09' 50" E | Waruki |
| Drozandai | 32° 49' 20" N 070° 17' 37" E | |
| Duparzai | 33° 47' 12" N 070° 11' 50" E | |
| Gandab | 34° 20' 40" N 071° 14' 30" E | |
| Gandao | 34° 21' 40" N 071° 20' 25" E | Halimzai |
| Gangi Khel | 32° 25' 50" N 069° 27' 30" E | |
| Ghilzai | 32° 03' 37" N 069° 21' 40" E | |
| Ghundi Khel | 33° 49' 39" N 070° 02' 37" E | |
| Goadara | 33° 48' 13" N 070° 21' 37" E | |
| Goadara* | 33° 51' 54" N 070° 21' 36" E | Chamkanni |
| Gurbaz | 32° 54' 51" N 070° 23' 39" E | |
| Haibat Khel | 32° 37' 55" N 069° 37' 50" E | |
| Haji Khel | 33° 54' 09" N 070° 14' 26" E | Hall Khel* |
| Halimzai | 34° 21' 40" N 071° 20' 25" E | Gandao |
| Hall Khel* | 33° 54' 09" N 070° 14' 26" E | Haji Khel |
| Hamza Khel | 33° 52' 24" N 070° 09' 00" E | |
| Hasan Khel | 33° 17' 45" N 070° 20' 45" E | |
| Hasan Khel | 33° 18' 10" N 070° 31' 16" E | Mohmit Khel* |
| Hasan Khel* | 33° 44' 22" N 071° 26' 11" E | Akhorwal |
| Ibrahim Khel | 32° 53' 35" N 069° 35' 30" E | |
| Ibrahim Khel* | 33° 12' 08" N 070° 12' 28" E | Titi Madda Khel Kot Mir Akbar* |
| Ibrahim Khel* | 33° 05' 00" N 070° 22' 00" E | Tori Khel |
| Isa Khel | 34° 30' 50" N 071° 26' 00" E | |
| Jalal Khel | 32° 27' 05" N 070° 06' 14" E | |
| Jani Khel | 32° 43' 45" N 069° 37' 00" E | |
| Kakazai | 34° 51' 00" N 071° 21' 00" E | |
| Kam Shilman | 34° 09' 00" N 071° 16' 00" E | |
| Kamala | 34° 26' 05" N 071° 19' 11" E | |
| Kanazai | 32° 35' 53" N 070° 17' 04" E | |
| Kandhari | 34° 28' 57" N 071° 16' 50" E | |
| Katagram | 32° 21' 54" N 070° 17' 56" E | |
| Khaddar Khel | 32° 53' 20" N 069° 42' 30" E | |
| Khani Khel | 33° 50' 20" N 070° 30' 30" E | |
| Kharsin | 32° 59' 35" N 069° 47' 30" E | |
| Khidarzai | 31° 32' 20" N 070° 02' 00" E | |
| Khoidad Khel | 33° 35' 00" N 070° 39' 00" E | |
| Khojal Khel | 32° 20' 10" N 069° 32' 10" E | |
| Khwaezai | 34° 23' 57" N 071° 15' 54" E | |
| Khwajak | 33° 54' 53" N 070° 21' 32" E | |
| Kikarai | 32° 40' 04" N 070° 02' 31" E | |
| Kot Mir Akbar* | 33° 12' 08" N 070° 12' 28" E | Ibrahim Khel* Titi Madda Khel |
| Kuki Khel | 33° 55' 00" N 070° 47' 00" E | |
| Kuki Khel | 34° 01' 45" N 071° 13' 45" E | |
| Kuki Khel | 34° 02' 38" N 071° 19' 00" E | Afridi* |
| Laman Utman Khel | 34° 26' 47" N 071° 29' 42" E | |
| Lar Madak | 34° 47' 42" N 071° 33' 00" E | |
| Lar Sadin | 34° 51' 04" N 071° 35' 14" E | |
| Largha Shirani | 31° 45' 00" N 070° 05' 00" E | Sheranis* |
| Largin | 33° 28' 00" N 070° 22' 15" E | |
| Loe Shilman | 34° 13' 35" N 071° 16' 13" E | |
| Madda Khel | 32° 44' 55" N 069° 42' 30" E | |
| Madijan | 32° 14' 23" N 069° 48' 42" E | |
| Mahsud | 32° 37' 32" N 070° 07' 40" E | |
| Malikdin Khel | 33° 50' 18" N 070° 45' 03" E | |
| Mamazai | 33° 37' 15" N 070° 32' 20" E | Zaimukht* |
| Mamuzai | 33° 29' 00" N 070° 30' 30" E | |
| Mandal | 34° 41' 00" N 071° 28' 30" E | |
| Mani Khel | 33° 45' 56" N 071° 03' 00" E | |
| Manzar Khel | 32° 57' 30" N 069° 44' 20" E | |
| Marhel | 31° 40' 20" N 070° 13' 30" E | |
| Maru Khel | 33° 51' 24" N 070° 09' 10" E | |
| Mastu Khel | 33° 49' 50" N 070° 08' 25" E | |
| Masuzai | 33° 47' 51" N 070° 32' 59" E | |
| Miani | 32° 02' 08" N 070° 02' 51" E | |
| Mohmit Khel | 32° 53' 10" N 069° 42' 30" E | |
| Mohmit Khel* | 33° 18' 10" N 070° 31' 16" E | Hasan Khel |
| Mullagori | 34° 08' 41" N 071° 19' 22" E | |
| Mundi Khel | 34° 28' 19" N 071° 24' 05" E | |
| Muqbil | 33° 48' 08" N 069° 58' 45" E | |
| Mutakkai | 34° 47' 09" N 071° 43' 39" E | |
| Nazar Khel | 32° 32' 35" N 069° 43' 35" E | |
| Niamat Khel | 32° 31' 57" N 070° 16' 13" E | |
| Painda Khel | 34° 38' 40" N 071° 40' 00" E | |
| Qambar Khel | 33° 48' 09" N 070° 46' 51" E | |
| Qambar Khel | 33° 54' 30" N 070° 50' 00" E | |
| Safi | 34° 34' 00" N 071° 16' 00" E | |
| Salarzai | 34° 42' 30" N 071° 17' 00" E | |
| Sanatia* | 31° 49' 00" N 070° 01' 30" E | Barakzai |
| Sarang Khel | 32° 33' 15" N 069° 37' 50" E | |
| Shabi Khel | 32° 36' 31" N 069° 51' 20" E | |
| Shadi Khel | 32° 36' 13" N 070° 19' 58" E | |
| Shaikh Bazid | 31° 59' 00" N 069° 58' 00" E | |
| Shaman Khel | 32° 35' 50" N 069° 43' 40" E | |
| Shamozai | 34° 42' 50" N 072° 10' 00" E | |
| Sheranis* | 31° 45' 00" N 070° 05' 00" E | Largha Shirani |
| Sherawani Mela | 33° 33' 20" N 070° 14' 32" E | |
| Shingi | 32° 25' 51" N 070° 01' 59" E | |
| Shinwari | 34° 38' 00" N 071° 19' 00" E | |
| Silli Khel | 32° 29' 50" N 069° 27' 54" E | |
| Sipah | 33° 49' 50" N 070° 51' 00" E | |
| Sipah | 33° 53' 09" N 070° 54' 23" E | |
| Sipaya | 33° 45' 44" N 071° 12' 04" E | |
| Sirk Khel | 32° 12' 00" N 069° 24' 48" E | |
| Sturi Khel | 33° 48' 38" N 071° 11' 13" E | |
| Sulaiman Khel | 32° 01' 25" N 069° 33' 00" E | |
| Surar | 32° 25' 03" N 070° 17' 55" E | |
| Tajbi Khel | 32° 38' 57" N 070° 20' 42" E | |
| Tarakzai | 34° 13' 00" N 071° 22' 00" E | |
| Tarkanri | 34° 54' 00" N 071° 37' 00" E | |
| Taru Khel | 32° 37' 57" N 070° 23' 20" E | |
| Titi Madda Khel | 33° 12' 08" N 070° 12' 28" E | Ibrahim Khel* Kot Mir Akbar* |
| Toji Khel | 32° 27' 50" N 069° 32' 00" E | |
| Tori Khel | 33° 05' 00" N 070° 22' 00" E | Ibrahim Khel* |
| Turi | 33° 50' 00" N 070° 05' 00" E | |
| Umar Khel | 34° 28' 21" N 071° 29' 43" E | |
| Upper Daur | 32° 56' 00" N 069° 52' 00" E | |
| Usterana | 31° 22' 20" N 070° 19' 00" E | |
| Utman Khel | 31° 54' 30" N 069° 59' 00" E | |
| Utmanzai | 34° 29' 30" N 071° 22' 00" E | |
| Wali Khel | 32° 45' 30" N 069° 36' 00" E | |
| Waraspun | 32° 26' 46" N 070° 21' 57" E | |
| Wargara | 32° 40' 46" N 070° 21' 45" E | |
| Waruki | 32° 27' 15" N 070° 09' 50" E | Dhanna* |
| Watizai | 33° 28' 30" N 070° 26' 30" E | |
| Wazir | 32° 17' 00" N 069° 38' 00" E | Ahmadzai* |
| Wur | 34° 49' 00" N 071° 27' 00" E | |
| Wuzi Khel | 32° 56' 47" N 070° 03' 06" E | |
| Yasinzai | 31° 47' 00" N 070° 03' 00" E | |
| Zaimukht* | 33° 37' 15" N 070° 32' 20" E | Mamazai |
| Zakha Khel | 34° 02' 09" N 071° 07' 43" E | |
| Zalli Khel | 32° 15' 15" N 069° 31' 40" E | |
| Zarghun Khel | 33° 41' 13" N 071° 26' 28" E | Adam Khel |
| Zilli Khel | 32° 19' 40" N 069° 22' 30" E | |
| Zir Gwazha | 32° 13' 16" N 069° 27' 45" E |
(Told you it was long!)
--Boot Hill