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p16 #AboutChitral Then Major
John Bidulph visited the
country in 1876 and
reported to the
government of India
about the utility of #Chitral.
So friendship between the
British and Chitral started
which resulted in the
famous Chitral incident of
1895.
END.
3582 Day(s) Ago - via Mobile
P15 #AboutChitral: and the former
#Afghan kingdom. It caught
the eyes of the #British
Empire when after feeling
the sense of Russian
danger, the British
government of India
sought new friends in
mountainous range and
the tribal belt. Then Major
John Bidulph vi
3582 Day(s) Ago - via Mobile
p14 #AboutChitral: first to declare accession
to the new country. In the
year 1969, #Chitral was
merged into the Malakand
division of the then #NWFP
as a settled district. Chitral
lies at the junction of old
Chinese Empire, Indian
Empire, the ex-Russian
Empire
3582 Day(s) Ago - via Mobile
p13 #AboutChitral: #PEOPLE The people of #Chitral are
called Khow who have a
great ethnic diversity. In
the past, till the creation
of #Pakistan in 1947, Chitral
used to be an independent
princely state. When
Pakistan came into being,
the state of Chitral was th
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P12 #AboutChitral #Shandur is located
on the mountainous area
between #Chitral and #Gilgit-Baltistan and its is about
100 kilometres from
Chitral town and 40
kilometres from Mastuj in
#UpperChitral.
3582 Day(s) Ago - via Mobile
p11 #AboutChitral:
mysterious histories of the
world. This culture is
certainly the residuary of
the pre-historic age.
For the last about two
decades, Shandur, the
world’s highest polo
ground, has become
famous all around the
world for the annual polo
fest
3582 Day(s) Ago - via Mobile
P9 #AboutChitral: range between 25 and 40
degrees Celsius while in
the winters it plunge
below minus.
FAMOUS PLACES
There are a number of
famous places in #Chitral
such as #Drosh, #Ayun,
#Madaklasht, Arandu, Birir,
#Rumbur and #Bumburate;
Garam Chashma, Resh
3582 Day(s) Ago - via Mobile
p8 #AboutChitral: it has crossed the
mark of 500,000 now
(2014).
#WEATHER
The weather of Chitral is
extremely harsh and cold
in the winter and pleasant
in the summer. The best
season to visit the valley is
from May to September.
Temperatures in summer
range
3582 Day(s) Ago - via Mobile
P7 #AboutChitral: from the sea
level. The total area of
Chitral is 14,850 square
kilometers and this area is
situated between 35 & 37
N latitude and 71 & 22
and 74 E longitude.
In 1998, the population of
Chitral was 318,689, and
according to latest
estimate it
3582 Day(s) Ago - via Mobile
#AboutChitral: just 36 miles
away in the north-east of
#Chitral town. It is also
called the palace of fairies.
No mountain in the region
is less than 4,000 feet and
over 40 peaks have an
altitude of 20,000 feet.
Chitral lies at an elevation
of 4,900 feet from t