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Alizai, Kurram

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Country
  
Pakistan

Time zone
  
PST (UTC+5)

Website
  
www.kurram.webs.com

District
  
Kurram Agency

Calling code
  
+925

Area code
  
+925

Alizai, Kurram

Weather
  
17°C, Wind W at 10 km/h, 35% Humidity

Province
  
Federally Administered Tribal Areas

Alizai (Urdu:علی زئی) is a Tehsil headquarters, its Markaz is Alizai town, in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan, located near the Durand Line border with Afghanistan. There are three places named Alizai in the Kurram Agency, but this article refers to Alizai in the Lower Kurram Agency.

It is Tehsil headquarters of Kurram Agency. Kurram Valley is divided into three tehsils. The Alizai Tehsil boundaries start from Sakhi Ahmadshah in northwest to Chapri at the bottom of Kurram. It is considered a peaceful place in the Kurram Agency although some civil unrest took place recently. The British Govt maintained detention facilities in Alizai, Pakistan at 1930s.it is second oldest tehsil to parachinar in kurram agency.

References

Alizai, Kurram Wikipedia