The
Miranzai Valley, also
Hangu, is a mountainous valley situated in the
Kohat and
Hangu districts in the
North-West Frontier Province of
Pakistan. It is made up of two valleys, draining from the southwest into the
Kurram and northeast into the
Kohat Tai. It is divided into upper and lower Miranzai. It extends from the
Bangash and
Orakzai hills to the
Bangashs. It is in length and is in area. East of
Hangu there are numerous smaller valleys; west of Hangu, consisting of all of the upper portion of the valley, there is a broad and open plain, bare of trees. There are many ravines in this and the surrounding area, with many inhabitants, predominantly the
Bangash and Orakzai peoples.