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Charun-Oweer
Charun-Oweer is an isolated village 10 kilometers to the North of Charun, Chitral, Charun in the Mastuj Tehsil of District Chitral District in Pakistan. The village takes its name from Oweer Valley. It lies at about 7,500 feet (2,300 m) above sea level. Charun-Oweer is bordered by River Mastuj and Jeenal-Kouch to the north, Booni River to the northeast. An ancient rock engraving of Buddhist scriptures including Brahmi text exists in Charun Village of upper Chitral.https://wemountains.com/amp/06/20/1356/ References Populated places in Upper Chitral District {{UpperChitral-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mastuj Tehsil
Mastuj () is a tehsil and a valley in Upper Chitral District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Mastuj is the principal settlement. 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, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan (north) *Ishkoman Tehsil, Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan (northeast) * Yasin Tehsil, Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan (east) * Gupis Tehsil, Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan (southeast) * Behrain Tehsil, Swat District (southeast) * Sharingal Tehsil, Upper Dir District Upper Dir District (, ) is a district located in the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The city of Dir is its district headquarter. Geographically, it is located in the northern part of Pakistan. It borders with th ... (southwest) * Chitral Tehsil (southwest) Villages The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charun, Chitral
Charun is an administrative unit, known as Union Council, of Upper Chitral District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Chitral is the largest district in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, covering an area of . It is the northernmost district of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan. The district of Chitral is divided into two tehsils and 24 Union Councils. *Chitral *Mastuj See also * Chitral District Chitral District (; ) was a district in the Malakand Division of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, from 14 August 1947 to 2018. It was the largest district in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, covering an area of 14,850 km2, before spl ... References External linksKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa Government website section on Lower Dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chitral District
Chitral District (; ) was a district in the Malakand Division of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, from 14 August 1947 to 2018. It was the largest district in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, covering an area of 14,850 km2, before splitting into Upper and Lower Chitral Districts in 2018. It was the northernmost district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It shared a border with Gilgit-Baltistan to the east and with Swat and Dir districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the south. It also shared an international border with Afghanistan to the north and west. Afghanistan's narrow strip of Wakhan Corridor separated Chitral from Tajikistan in the north. History Chitral shares much of its history and culture with the neighbouring Hindu Kush territories of Gilgit-Baltistan, a region sometimes called "Peristan" because of the common belief in fairies (''peri'') inhabiting the high mountains. The entire region that now forms the Chitral District was an independent monarchical state unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country#Countries, second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is List of cities in Pakistan by population, its largest city and financial centre. Pakistan is the List of countries and dependencies by area, 33rd-largest country by area. Bounded by the Arabian Sea on the south, the Gulf of Oman on the southwest, and the Sir Creek on the southeast, it shares land borders with India to the east; Afghanistan to the west; Iran to the southwest; and China to the northeast. It shares a maritime border with Oman in the Gulf of Oman, and is separated from Tajikistan in the northwest by Afghanistan's narrow Wakhan Corridor. Pakistan is the site of History of Pakistan, several ancient cultures, including the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
