Razmak
Razmak
رزمک رزمک | |
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Town | |
Razmak Razmak | |
| Coordinates: 32°41′23″N 69°49′48″E / 32.68972°N 69.83000°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | North Waziristan |
| Tehsil | Razmak |
| Elevation | 2,010 m (6,590 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 2,687 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Razmak (Pashto and Urdu: رزمک) is a town in North Waziristan District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Razmak is the main settlement and capital of Razmak Tehsil which is an administrative subdivision of the district. Razmak is located at 32°41'21N 69°50'3E at an altitude of 2044 metres. and lies just north of Makeen, South Waziristan. The Ramzak valley is one of the major tourist destinations in the region. The inhabitants are almost exclusively Wazir Pashtuns, along with a few from the Mahsud tribe.
During the colonial era Razmak had been known as "Little London" by British forces stationed there. British troops had been stationed in Ramzak to tackle the famous Pashtun tribal leader Mirzali Khan, known as the Faqir of Ipi, who hid for a long time in areas around Razmak.