Chitral (Urdu: چترال, is the valley of the Chitral District in Pakistan. It is on the western bank of the Chitral River. It has a population of 20,000. Chitrali language is native language. It has total area size of 13 square kilometers.
Chitral
چترال | |
|---|---|
 Ataliq bazaar | |
  Chitral Location of Chitral  Chitral Chitral (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 35°50′46″N 71°47′09″E / 35.84611°N 71.78583°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Chitral District |
| Government | |
| • Body | MNA |
| • MNA (NA-1) | Mr. Abdul Latif (SIC)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,500 m (4,900 ft) |
| Demonym | Chitralis |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Urdu |
| • Native | Chitrali language |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| PIN | 1720 |
| Website | chitral |
History
changeChitral has for millennia been an important point on the trade routes from northern Afghanistan (ancient Bactria) and the Tarim Basin to the plains of Gandhara (in northern Pakistan), and the region near Jalalabad, in eastern Afghanistan.
References
change- ↑ "Personal Profile". na.gov.pk. National Assembly of Pakistan. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ↑ https://ppaspk.org/index.php/PPAS-A/article/download/1098/647&ved=2ahUKEwivnKW2xY6CAxWOTKQEHaR_A_8QFnoECDgQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0U6E7LOxiIau4JySUVla4z
Other websites
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