Mastuj () is a town and
Tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administ ...
of
Upper Chitral District
Upper Chitral District ( ps, چترال بالا ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa situated on the Chitral River. Upper Chitral District along with Chitral lower district were part of the erstwh ...
in
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the northwestern region of the country, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ...
province of
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
. It is located at 36°17'0N 72°31'0E with an altitude of 2359 metres (7742 feet). There are ruins of
old fort built originally in 18th century and reconstructed several times.
Geography
Adjacent administrative units
*
Wakhan District
Wakhan District is one of the 28 districts of Badakhshan Province in eastern Afghanistan. The district has a border with neighboring Tajikistan in the north, Xinjiang in China to the east, and Pakistan to the south (specifically Gilgit-Baltista ...
,
Badakhshan Province
Badakhshan Province (Persian/ Uzbek: , ''Badaxšān'') is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhshan in the north and the Pakistani regions of Lower ...
, Afghanistan (north)
*
Ishkoman Tehsil,
Ghizer District,
Gilgit-Baltistan (northeast)
*
Yasin Tehsil
Yasin, also known as Babayei-Yasin, is a tehsil of Gupis-Yasin District in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. It consists of several side-valleys, such as Center Yasin, Thaus, Nazbar, Morke, Thui, Sulatanabad, Sandi, Qorkulti, Gholjalti, Bar ...
, Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan (east)
*
Gupis Tehsil, Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan (southeast)
*
Behrain Tehsil,
Swat District
Swat District (, ps, سوات ولسوالۍ, ) is a district in the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. With a population of 2,309,570 per the 2017 national census, Swat is the 15th-largest district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa pro ...
(southeast)
*
Sharingal Tehsil,
Upper Dir District
Upper Dir District ( ps, بر دير ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. The city of Dir is the district headquarters. Badogai Pass connects it to Utror.
At the time of indepen ...
(southwest)
*
Chitral Tehsil (southwest)
Villages
The main villages include
Buni
Buni ( ur, ; also spelled Booni) is a town and the headquarters of Upper Chitral District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Demography
The residents of Buni are Kho people, Khos, and they speak Khowar language, Khowar which is spoken and understoo ...
, Mastuj,
Khouzh, Kargin, Marthing, Chuinj, Parkusap, Reshun, Parwak, Kuragh, Aveer, Chapali and Brep.
Tehsil Mastuj starts right after the end of
Baranis, Reshun,
Kuragh,
Buni
Buni ( ur, ; also spelled Booni) is a town and the headquarters of Upper Chitral District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Demography
The residents of Buni are Kho people, Khos, and they speak Khowar language, Khowar which is spoken and understoo ...
, Aveer, Parwak, Mastuj,
Chinar,
Chuinj,
Chapali, Kargin, Khuzh and Brep are the main beautiful areas of Tehsil Mastuj.
Location of Mastuj - Falling Rain Genomics
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See also
* Asadabad
*Kunar Province
Kunar (Pashto: ; Dari: ) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. Its capital is Asadabad. Its population is estimated to be 508,224. Kunar's major political groups include Wahhabis or Ahl-e- Ha ...
References
Populated places in Chitral District
Tehsils of Chitral District
Tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Hill stations in Pakistan
Populated places along the Silk Road
Chitral District
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