Chitral

Chitral
چترال‎
town
Ataliq bazaar
Ataliq bazaar
Chitral is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Chitral
Chitral
Location of Chitral
Chitral is located in Pakistan
Chitral
Chitral
Chitral (Pakistan)
Coordinates: 35°50′46″N 71°47′09″E / 35.84611°N 71.78583°E / 35.84611; 71.78583
CountryPakistan
ProvinceKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictChitral District
Government
 • BodyMNA
 • MNA (NA-1)Mr. Abdul Latif (SIC)
Area
 • Total13 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation
1,500 m (4,900 ft)
DemonymChitralis
Languages
 • OfficialUrdu
 • NativeChitrali language
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
PIN
17200
Websitechitral.gov.pk

Chitral (Urdu: چترال‎, is the main town 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.

History

Chitral 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

  1. ↑ "Personal Profile". na.gov.pk. National Assembly of Pakistan. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  2. ↑ https://ppaspk.org/index.php/PPAS-A/article/download/1098/647&ved=2ahUKEwivnKW2xY6CAxWOTKQEHaR_A_8QFnoECDgQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0U6E7LOxiIau4JySUVla4z[permanent dead link]

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