Parachinar

The famous British soldier and historian CM Enriquez has written the reason for the city of Para Chinar in his famous book The Pathan Borderland page 117. Enriquez writes that Malik Pare was a reputable Malik of the Pare Khel branch of the Hamza Khel tribe of the Turi (Pashtun Tribe) and they planted this poplar tree 200 years ago, and this whole desert also belongs to them. In terms of distribution, the ancient poplar tree and the surrounding land belonged to the Parakhel tribe. This ownership is still authentic in official records or deeds of property. Parakhel tribesmen used to cultivate wheat in this desert area. During the wheat harvest, tents were pitched here, and in the shade of this poplar tree, jirgas, consultations were performed. You also read detailed Urdu article on Parachinar City name in Urdu language. The name Parachinar is derived as a result of social meetings conducted under a large chinar tree[4]. The remains of that tree are still there at a place now encompassed by the headquarters of Kurram Agency As this poplar tree was located right between the British established offices and the Kurram militia and people from remote areas of the Kurram Valley often came and gathered here, it became known as ParaChinar instead of Totkai Bazar, and thus Totkai Bazaar Para Chinar Was called and The poplar tree that gave the city the name Chinar was planted 200 years ago by Malik Pare, a reputed Malik of the Pare Khel branch of the Hamza Khel tribe, and the entire desert belongs to them, as per Enriquez’s، C M (1910). The Pathan Borderland on page 117 and official records also testifies to this.

Parachinar has a moderate humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). Although the city's southeasterly aspect relative to the valley in which it is situated allows it to receive on occasions significant monsoonal rainfall, the most frequent source of rain is western depressions and related thunderstorms. During the winter, snowfall is common, and frosts occur on most mornings. Snow closes the Peiwar Pass, located on the Paktia border just over 20 km west of Parachinar, for up to five months per year.

The population of Parachinar is predominantly Shia Muslim.[11] It is a big city of about 115,500 which has seen itself increase considerably in population despite political strife caused by the Afghanistan Wars.

FATA University plans to open a sub-campus at Parachinar.[12]

The Thall-Parachinar road is the main road connecting Parachinar to the rest of the country.[13]

Parachinar has an airport but currently it is non functional. In the past there was a flight service between Peshawar and Parachinar.[14][15]

• List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population
• Kohat Division
  • Hangu District
    • Doaba
    • Hangu
    • Tall
  • Karak District
    • Karak
  • Kohat District
    • Kohat
    • Lachi
    • Shakardara
  • Kurram District
    • Sadda
  • Orakzai District
• Pashto
• Battle of Tora Bora