Upper Chitral DistrictUpper Chitral District (Khowar: توری ݯھیترارو ضلع; Urdu: ضلع چترال بالا) is an administrative district in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Kho people are the dominant ethnic group in the district, forming 99.84% of the total population. Chitral River flows across the length of the district.
Mediterranean climateA Mediterranean climate ( MED-ih-tə-RAY-nee-ən), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as Cs, is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 45 north and south latitude). Such climates typically have dry summers and wet winters, with summer conditions being hot and winter conditions typically being mild.
Kho peopleThe Kho people (Khowar: کھو, romanized: Khō), also known as the Chitralis (Urdu: چترالی, romanized: Citrālī), are an Indo-Aryanethnic group native to northern Pakistan, specifically the Chitral region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and the Ghizer region of Gilgit-Baltistan. They natively speak Khowar, an Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Dardic group. HistoryThe Kho people likely migrated to their present location in Chitral from the south.
KhowarKhowar (کھووار, Khōwār, [kʰɔːwɑːɾ]), also known by its common exonym Chitrali, is an Indo-Aryan language of the Dardic group, primarily spoken by the Kho people (Chitralis), native to the Chitral region and surrounding areas of Pakistan. Khowar is the lingua franca of Chitral, and it is also spoken in the Gupis-Yasin and Ghizer districts of Gilgit-Baltistan, as well as in the Upper Swat District.
Qaqlasht MeadowsQāqlasht, also spelt Qāq Lasht (Khowar: قاقلشت; lit. 'Dry Plain') is an alpine meadow located near Buni in the Upper Chitral District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The meadows are situated at an altitude of around 2,500 metres (8,200 ft).
UrduIndo-Aryan languageUrdu (اُرْدُو, urdū, ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in South Asia. It is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan and an official language of India, where its status and cultural heritage are recognised by the Constitution of India. It also has official status in several Indian states (Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, and both Telugu states). Urdu and Hindi are closely related.
Khyber PakhtunkhwaKhyber Pakhtunkhwa (abbreviated KP) is a province of Pakistan. Located in the northwestern region of the country, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the fourth largest province of Pakistan by land area and the third-largest province by population. It is bordered by Balochistan to the south; Punjab, Islamabad Capital Territory, and Azad Kashmir to the east; and Gilgit-Baltistan to the north and northeast. It shares an international border with Afghanistan to the west.
Buni ZomThe Buni Zom group is a prominent mountain area of Chitral, in the Hindu Raj range of Pakistan. Buni Zom (main) is the highest peak of the group with an elevation of 6,542 m (21,463 ft). It is located about 50 km (30 mi) northeast of the town of Chitral, and about 50 km (30 mi) east of Tirich Mir (7,708 m), the highest peak in the Hindu Kush.
Monsoon of South AsiaThe Monsoon of South Asia is among several geographically distributed global monsoons. It affects the Indian subcontinent, where it is one of the oldest and most anticipated weather phenomena, and an economically important pattern every year from June through September, but it is only partly understood and notoriously difficult to predict.
PakistanPakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population in the world as of 2023. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is its largest city and financial centre. Pakistan is the 33rd-largest country by area.Chuinj
ChumurkoneChumurkone (Urdu: چمرکون) is a village in the Lower Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is situated approximately 13 km (8.1 mi) south of Chitral city along the Chitral River. Geography and ClimateLocationChumurkone is located in the southern region of Lower Chitral, nestled in the Hindu Kush mountain range. The village sits at an elevation of approximately 1,550 m (5,090 ft) above sea level.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.