Darra Adam Khel ( Pashto : درہ آدم خیل ) is the main town of Dara Adam Khel Tehsil (formerly known as " Frontier Region Kohat ") in the Kohat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Pakistan . It has gained fame and notoriety for its bazaars packed with gunsmiths and weapons merchants . The town consists of one main street lined with multiple shops, while side-alleys and streets contain workshops.
5-657: Akhorwal or Akhurwal ( اخوروال ) is a town in Darra Adam Khel in Frontier Region Kohat of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan . Akhorwal has a population of 22,559 according to the 2017 Census of Pakistan . It is located between the cities of Peshawar and Kohat . It is home to FATA University . After coal mines were discovered in Akhorwal, people of the region disputed how
10-401: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Darra Adam Khel A wide variety of firearms are produced in the town, ranging from anti-aircraft guns to pen guns . Weapons are handmade by individual craftsmen using traditional manufacturing techniques, which are usually handed down from father-to-son. Guns are regularly tested by test-firing into the air. Darra is controlled by
15-626: The Adam Khel Afridis . According to Vice News , the gun trade in the area was affected by Taliban and was forced to go underground. Michael Palin visited the town as part of his Himalaya television series, as did Ethan Casey in his travel book Alive and Well in Pakistan while Australian film director Benjamin Gilmour's feature drama Son of a Lion set in Darra Adam Khel premiered at
20-470: The income from mines should be distributed. On July 23, 2017 an official decision was made for the Pirwal Khel sub-tribe to receive 27 percent of the income, 36.5 of the remaining 73 divides per person on total population of Bulaki Khel and Gadiya Khel combined. The remaining 36.5 of 73 divides on a tribal system called MOJAB which was introduced by British . This Kohat District location article
25-560: The local tribesmen. The town has certain special laws compared to the rest of Pakistan. Most of the people here make or sell just one thing, i.e., guns, while the second largest business of the inhabitants is transport. Manufacturing of heavy ammunition, however, has been closed down. Tourism is not advisable because tribal police ( Khasadar ) visit the market to check for any local rules and law violation. Foreigners without permits are taken to secure places to avoid any mishaps. The Darra arms trade first fired up in 1897 and became popular with
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