Chitral Valley, Pakistan

Chitral چترال {Pashto / Urdu: چترال ، رومانیزید: āitrāl  Khwar: Chatrar, Romanized: ćhitrār, the capital of Khwar "Maidan" ضلع District of Chitral, located on the Chitral River in North Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.  Chitral also served as the capital of the ○Sultanate of Chitral until 1947•

☆Kho Chitrali came to Chitral as part of the Indo-Aryan migration to South Asia,  They settled in the northern parts of Chitral near the Torkho and Molkho areas.

The existence of the Gandharan tomb culture in Chitral, which is found in numerous tomb sites scattered in the valleys, indicates that the formal knowledge of its inhabitants between the Indus Valley Civilization period and the subsequent Persian rule  As well as giving, it is close to the Gandharan culture.  Chitral also belongs to the Iron Age tribes known as Dardas.  The Darda country stretches from Chitral in the west to the Kasanganga valley in the north of Kashmir.  According to the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Dardas went to war against Arjuna.  Chitral is also known as the seat of the ancient circle of Cambodia, which is mentioned in Hindu epics.

The area now known as Chitral was allegedly conquered by the Persian Achaemenids and was part of their eastern territory.  Chitrali culture and repository.  The words are highly influenced by Persian and are said to represent a mixture of both Avesta and Sanskrit.  Under the Kushans, many Buddhist monuments were built around the area, especially Buddhist stupas and monasteries.  The Kushans also patronized Buddhist art, and some of the finest examples of the Buddha image were presented in the region under Kushan rule.

The inscriptions found on the rocks near the village of Brans indicate that the area was once part of the Hindu Empire under its fourth king.

From 1571 to 1947, Chitral was the kingdom of Ketar Raj.

After the partition of the British colony of India in 1947, the empires were offered to remain independent or to choose between two new dominions. ○Mehtar of Chitral who was a friend of ☆Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah went to Pakistan and thus Chitral became an empire state of Pakistan.  In 1969, it was fully integrated into Pakistan as an administrative district of Chitral.

Chitral has a Mediterranean climate (Kippan CSA), with hot summers and cold winters, with the Chitral Valley receiving heavy snowfall as usual.  Cold spells that have spread across Chitral could be fatal as locals have died in the past due to extremely low temperatures.  Chitral is known for snowfall and deadly avalanches. <The road to Chitral is very dangerous because it is one of the narrowest roads in the world> and it is located in the world's largest mountain range.  It is designed for one lane road but is used as two lane road.  The trail is very unstable without protection and faces extreme glaciers where temperatures can drop to -30.0C

According to the 1981 census, Khwar is the primary language and is spoken by 98% of the population.  Kalasha is also spoken by a small population.

Chitral is represented in the National Assembly and the Provincial Assembly by an elected MNA and an elected MPA.