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Mastuj () is a
tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...
and a valley in
Upper Chitral District Upper Chitral District (; ) 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 lengt ...
in
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ; , ; abbr. KP or KPK), formerly known as the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Northern Pakistan, northwestern region of the country, Khyber ...
province of
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# ...
. 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 Gilgit-Baltistan (; ), formerly known as the Northern Areas, is a region administered by Pakistan as an administrative units of Pakistan, administrative territory and consists of the northern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has b ...
(northeast) * Yasin Tehsil, Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan (east) * Gupis Tehsil, Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan (southeast) * Behrain Tehsil,
Swat District Swat District (), also known as the Swat Valley, is a Districts of Pakistan, district in the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Known for its stunning natural beauty, the district is a popular tourist destination. With a populati ...
(southeast) * Sharingal Tehsil, Upper Dir District (southwest) * Chitral Tehsil (southwest)


Villages

The main villages include Buni, Charun-Oweer, 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, Aveer, Parwak, Mastuj, Chinar, Chuinj, Chapali, Brep, Bang and Meragram are the main areas of Tehsil Mastuj.Location of Mastuj - Falling Rain Genomics
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See also

* Asadabad District


References


Further reading

* Populated places in Upper Chitral District Tehsils of Upper Chitral District Tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Hill stations in Pakistan Populated places along the Silk Road Upper Chitral District {{UpperChitral-geo-stub