Waziristan Hills#
![Waziristan Hills Waziristan Hills](/attach/Geography/Asia/Pakistan/Pictures/Factbook_Pictures/140pk/140pk.jpg)
Image courtesy of USGS., under PD
A formidable landscape, the Waziristan Hills are a hodgepodge of steep, rugged hills split by narrow passes and deep gorges. Rivers coursing down from the mountains provide water for agriculture in a region of scanty rainfall.