Idak
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Idak
Village in the Daur valley, in the Northern Waziristan Agency, North-West Frontier Province, situated in 32° 57 N. and 70° 15' E., on the left bank of the Tochi river, 28 miles west of Bannu. Its inhabitants belong to the Idak subdivision of the Tappizad Dauris. About 1^ miles north-east of the village is a post garrisoned by the Northern Wazlristan militia. Asiatic Quarterly Review, 1 887.