Ayun (

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: ایون) Is a administrative unit, known as Union Council and

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in Lower Chitral,

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, 12 km south of the city of

Chitral Chitral () is a city situated on the Kunar River, Chitral River in 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 ...

. It is located on the Chitral River at its confluence with the Bumburet River. Mountains surround the valley. The Bumburet River runs the length of the village and its water is used for irrigation, drinking, and the generation of electricity for the Ayun valley.

Geography

Ayun has an average elevation of . The valley shares its borders with Bumburet and Birir to the west, Broze to the east,

to the north, and Gahirat to the south.

Climate

The average annual temperature in Ayun is 26°C. Each year, there is an approximate 1209 mm , 47.6 inch of precipitation that occurs.

Demographics

is the main language of the Ayun. Bashgali is also spoken by a small population.

Educational institutions

* Hira Public School Ayun *Government Higher Secondary School Ayun *Government Higher Secondary School for Women Ayun

Notable Tribes of Ayun

* Zundre or Rono * Katur *Rizakhail *Sangale *Khaniye

Notable people

Mehtarjao Sirbuland Khan, the ancestor of the Khaniye tribe of Ayun and Drosh.https://www.royalark.net/Pakistan/chitral3.htm Mohayat Lal, the great grandson of Mehtarjao Sirbuland Khan. He remained Hakim of Ayun before partition. *Kamran Khan (last Hakim of Ayun)

References

{{reflist *'' Tarikh-i-Chitral'' by Mirza Gulam Murtuza, Maharka (1962) Populated places in Lower Chitral District