China, Pakistan Explained

China
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Khyber District
Pushpin Map:Pakistan#Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Pakistan

China is a village in north-western Pakistan.[1] It is located in Khyber District, formerly part of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, which in 2018 were merged into the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. During the 1900s decade, this village served as an important stronghold for elements of the Zakha Khel as a raiding base, prompting British authorities to launch the Bazar Valley campaign to pacify the region.[2] In that campaign, China was largely destroyed by British forces in an attempt to force the Zakha Khel into a peace agreement.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: China, Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Area, Pakistan. Google Maps. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191209170459/https://www.google.nl/maps/place/China,%2BKhyber%2BAgency,%2BFederally%2BAdministered%2BTribal%2BArea,%2BPakistan/@33.9954926,71.056917,16z/data%3D!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x38d9a47689025103:0xfdc4468702ca7a88!8m2!3d33.9928504!4d71.0574714%3Fhl%3Den . 2019-12-09 . 2019-12-09.
  2. Book: Hewlett, E. Operations Against the Zakka Khel Afridis 1908. Intelligence Branch, Division of the chief of the staff, army head quarters, India.. 1908.