Exploring the Paradise on Earth
Explore The Parachinar
Parachinar is the capital of District Kurram (Ex Kurram Agency FATA), the name Parachinar derived from a large Chinar tree at a place now encompassed by the headquarters of District Kurram. There was a tribe in District Kurram known as the Para-chamkani (Lisyani), which is remembered to hold meetings under a Chinar tree to discuss their community issues. Before, the district Kurram (Ex Kurram Agency) was referred to Tutki, and Parachinar as Tutki Bazar, the residents of Tutki were known as Tutkiwal.
Parachinar Geographical Importance
Parachinar is a highly important area based on its geographic importance, as seen on Google Maps, stems primarily from its strategic location as a “Parrot’s Beak” shaped protrusion of Pakistani territory deep into Afghanistan, based bordering the Afghan provinces of Khost, Paktia, Logar and Nangarhar. It is the capital of the District Kurram (Ex Kurram Agency) exist in the western and northern side of the District Kurram Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province (Ex NWFP). It is the closest point in Pakistan to Kabul, at a distance of approximately 110 kilometers (68 miles) to the capital of Afghanistan. This close proximity to multiple Afghan provinces makes it a crucial historical and contemporary transit point.
Parachinar is located on latitude N 330 53’44’’ and longitude E 700 06’ 24’’ at an elevation of 1,726 m (5,663 ft) from the mean sea level. Parachinar is the fourth coldest location in Pakistan. It has a moderate humid subtropical climate with an average rainfall of 781.7 mm (30.8 in).
"Parachinar the land of bravery, the land of resistance, the second Karbala, the land of lions, the land of martyrs."
Shaheed Allama Muhammad Nawaz Irfani