Torkhow 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 administr ...
(a subdivision) of
Chitral District
Chitral District ( ur, ) was the largest district in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, covering an area of 14,850 km², before splitting into Upper Chitral District and Lower Chitral District in 2018. Part of the Malakand Div ...
in the
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 List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
. Torkhow is located 108 km from the main city of Chitral, on the border of
Wakhan
Wakhan, or "the Wakhan" (also spelt Vakhan; Persian and ps, واخان, ''Vâxân'' and ''Wāxān'' respectively; tg, Вахон, ''Vaxon''), is a rugged, mountainous part of the Pamir, Hindu Kush and Karakoram regions of Afghanistan. Wakha ...
valley of
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bord ...
). Shagram is the administrative center of the Valley. A Higher Secondary school and Rural Health Center has been built here. The language of
Chitral
Chitral ( khw, , lit=field, translit=ćhitrār; ur, , translit=ćitrāl) is situated on the Chitral River in northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It serves as the capital of the Chitral District and before that as the capital of Chitral ...
,
Khowar
Khowar () or Chitrali, is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken in Chitral and surrounding areas in Pakistan.
Khowar is the lingua franca of Chitral, and it is also spoken in the Gupis-Yasin and Ghizer districts of Gilgit-Baltistan, as we ...
, originated from this area. Most of the villages are situated on the right bank of Torkhow River, only Washich village is on the left bank.
Deh ba Deh: Rayeen, where a leviathan (qalamdar) is “imprisoned”
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Villages in Torkhow Valley
* 1. Istaru
* 2. Werkhup
* 3. Rayeen
* 4. Merlp
* 5. Sherjuli
* 6. Shagram
* 7. Khot
Khot or KHOT may refer to:
* Khot, Armenia, a village in Armenia
* Khot Valley in northern Pakistan
** Union Council Khot, an Administrative subdivision
* KHOT (AM), a radio station (1250 AM) licensed to Madera, California, United States
* KHOT ...
* 8. Washich
* 9. Ujnu
* 10. Rech
Rech may refer to:
People
* Almine Rech, French art dealer
* Anthony Rech (born 1992), French ice hockey player
* Bianca Rech (born 1981), German football player
* Erich Rech, Iron Cross recipient
* Fernando Rech (born 1974), Brazilian football ...
* 11. Buzund
* 12. Zanglasht
* 13. Shotkhar
Educational Institutions
*Islamia Model School Torkhow Rayeen Chitral
*Government High School For Girls, Istaru Torkhow, Mastuj
*Arif public school washich torkhow (School)
*Aga Khan School, Buzund, in the Torkhow
*Govt. higher secondary school Shagram Torkhow
References
Populated places in Chitral District
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