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Chitral
Sign in to saveChitral () is a town situated on the Chitral River in the northern area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It serves as the capital of the Lower Chitral District, and was previously the capital of Chitral District, and before that the capital of Chitral princely state. The region was encompassed into West Pakistan between 1969 and 1972.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Chitral
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ur
- Settlement.nickname
- Qāshqār
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Chitral montage.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Clockwise from top:
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa#Pakistan
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Lower Chitral
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Shahzada Aman Ur Rehman
- Settlement.leader_party
- PTI
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.founder
- British government
- Settlement.named_for
- Field
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 31100
- Area
- 0
- Elevation
- 1500
- Official website
- www.chitral.gov.pk
- Image
- Ataliq bazaar.JPG
via Wikidata · CC0
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Ancient era
- Kator era
- Accession to Pakistan
- Role in the First Kashmir War
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Educational institutions
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
Chitral () is a town situated on the Chitral River in the northern area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It serves as the capital of the Lower Chitral District, and was previously the capital of Chitral District, and before that the capital of Chitral princely state. The region was encompassed into West Pakistan between 1969 and 1972.
== History ==
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