Dande Darpakhel Explained

Dande Darpakhel
Mapsize:100px
Coordinates:32.9883°N 70.0514°W
Pushpin Map:FATA#Khyber Pakhtunkhwa#Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Territory
Subdivision Name1:Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:North Waziristan
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Miran Shah
Population Total:0
Population As Of:2017
Population Footnotes:[1]
Area Code Type:Calling code
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5

Dande Darpakhel is a village in North Waziristan in Pakistan. It is a suburb of Miranshah.

The village has been the target of a number of US drone strikes, one of which, in November 2013, killed the emir of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, Hakimullah Mehsud.[2]

As of the 2017 Census of Pakistan, Dande Darpakhel has 0 inhabitants.

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: FATA (NORTH WAZIRISTAN). 2018-01-03. 2018-04-02. www.pbscensus.gov.pk. https://web.archive.org/web/20180403173636/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/fata/NORTH_WAZIRISTAN_AGENCY_BLOCKWISE.pdf. 2018-04-03. dead.
  2. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/11/01/drone-strike-in-pakistan-kills-head-pakistan-taliban-security-sources-say/ Drone strike in Pakistan kills head of Pakistan Taliban