Thai Village

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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, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Thai Village

Military outpost in the Hangu tahsil of Kohat District, North-West Frontier Province, situated in 33° 20' N. and 70° 34' E., on a branch of the North-Western Railway. Thai is a depot for the through trade with Northern Afghanistan which passes along the Kurram valley. It also does some local trade with the tribesmen of independent territory adjoining. The village lies on the left bank of the Kurram river, at the extreme limit of British territory. and gives its name to a subdivision of the District. The fort is garrisoned by detachments of native cavalry and infantry under a British officer. A new border military police post and civil resthousc were built here in 1905.