Miranshah
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Miramshah ميرمشاه میران شاہ |
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| Town & Administrative Headquarters | |
 Miramshah
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| Coordinates: 33°00′00″N 70°03′54″E / 33.00°N 70.065°ECoordinates: 33°00′00″N 70°03′54″E / 33.00°N 70.065°E | |
| Country |
 Pakistan
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| Federal territory |
FATA
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| Agency | North Waziristan |
| Elevation | 929.64 m (3,050.00 ft) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
Miramshah (Pashto: ميرمشاه; Urdu: میران شاہ) (pronounced "mirəmshāh"), or Miranshah, is a town and administrative headquarters of the North Waziristan Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan.
The town lies on the banks of the in a wide valley surrounded by the foothills of the Hindu Kush mountains. It is situated approximately 17 km from the Pakistan-Afghanistan border at an elevation of approximately 3,050 ft.
The nearest town in Pakistan is Bannu and the nearest town across the border in Afghanistan is Khost.
Miramshah is the administrative headquarters of the North Waziristan Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan (FATA) and is governed by a political agent appointed by the Government of Pakistan.
Miramshah was named after the Timurid ruler, Miran Shah, the son of Timur.
In 1905, the British constructed Miramshah Fort to control North Waziristan.
In the early 1950s, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and the "Tochi Scouts" of Pakistan's paramilitary Frontier Corps carried out counter-insurgency operations from Miramshah Airfield and Miramshah Fort against the insurgency fomented by the rebellious Faqir of Ipi. In the 1950s, Miramshah was also the site of a weapons firing range of the PAF, which was located next to the Miramshah Airfield.
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