Chitral

Chitral
Chitral; ; چھترار‎; چترال‎;
	Town
	Clockwise from top: view of Chitral valley and snowcapped peak of Tirich Mir, Chitral's Shahi Qilla, Shahi Mosque, Chitral Fort
	Chitral Location of Chitral Chitral Chitral (Pakistan)
	Coordinates: 35°50′46″N 71°47′09″E / 35.84611°N 71.78583°ECoordinates: 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-32)	Iftikhar ud Din (APML)
Area
• Total	57 km2 (22 sq mi)
Elevation	1,493 m (4,898 ft)
Languages
• Official	Khowar
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
PIN	1720 – 0xx
Website	chitral.gov.pk

Chitral (Urdu: چترال‎‎, Khowar: چھترار‎‎) is the capital of the Chitral District. It is on the western bank of the Chitral River. It has population of 20,000.

ReferencesEdit

↑ "Personal Profile". na.gov.pk. National Assembly of Pakistan. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
↑ "Geography of Chitral". Chitralnews.com. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
↑ "INDO-IRANIAN FRONTIER LANGUAGES". Encyclopaedia Iranica. 15 November 2006. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
↑ "Post Codes". Pakistan Post Office. Retrieved 17 March 2015.

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Chitral چھترار‎ چترال‎
Town
Clockwise from top: view of Chitral valley and snowcapped peak of Tirich Mir, Chitral's Shahi Qilla, Shahi Mosque, Chitral Fort
Chitral Location of Chitral Show map of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chitral Chitral (Pakistan) Show map of Pakistan
Coordinates: 35°50′46″N 71°47′09″E / 35.84611°N 71.78583°E / 35.84611; 71.78583Coordinates: 35°50′46″N 71°47′09″E / 35.84611°N 71.78583°E / 35.84611; 71.78583
Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District	Chitral District
Government
• Body	MNA
• MNA (NA-32)	Iftikhar ud Din (APML)^[1]
Area
• Total	57 km² (22 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	1,493 m (4,898 ft)
Languages
• Official	Khowar^[3]
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
PIN	1720 – 0xx^[4]
Website	chitral.gov.pk