Official Name: | Ghiljo Bazar |
Mapsize: | 100px |
Pushpin Map: | FATA#Pakistan |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Territory |
Subdivision Name1: | Federally Administered Tribal Areas |
Subdivision Type2: | Districts |
Subdivision Name2: | Orakzai District |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Name3: | Upper |
Area Code Type: | Calling code |
Timezone1: | PST |
Utc Offset1: | +5 |
Ghiljo Bazar (Pushto; Pashto: غلجو بازار), also called Ghaljo or Ghalju, is a town in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is currently the summer administrative capital of Orakzai District, and is located in Upper Orakzai Tehsil.[1] The winter administrative capital is Kalaya.
The town is named after the Pashtun tribe Ghilji.Town was badly affected during Military Operations, but due to the efforts of the security forces, the area was cleared, and normalcy restored.