<a href http en wikipedia org wiki Chitral rel nofollow >en wikipedia org wiki Chitral< a> Chitral or Chatrl Urdu basically translated as field in the native language Khowar is the name of the tribe town valley river district and former princely state in the Malakand Division of the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan Chitral Town capital of the Chitral District is situated on the west bank of the Chitral or Kunar River The town is at the foot of Tirich Mir the highest peak of the Hindu Kush 25 289 ft 7 708 m high It has a population of 20 000 while the district of 14 833 km or 5 727 sq mi has a population of 300 000 The altitude of the valley is 1 100 m or 3 700 ft 1 100 m The easiest access to Chitral is in the southwest along the Chitral Kunar valley towards Jalalabad This route is open all year and provides direct access to Kabul However the Pakistan Afghanistan border Durand Line prevents this being used as an internal route to Peshawar and the south The other routes are over mountain passes To the south the Lowari Pass 3 200 m or 10 499 ft leads 365 km 227 mi to Peshawar In the north the easiest route during summer runs over the Broghol Pass 3 798 m or 12 460 ft to Afghanistan s Wakhan Corridor however during winter this route is usually closed To the east there is a 405 km 252 mi route to Gilgit over the 3 719 m 12 201 ft Shandur Pass And in the west the Dorah Pass provides an additional route to Afghanistan The territory is home to rare falcons and the snow leopard and is cut off by snow from the rest of the country for six months a year a problem soon to be relieved by the completion of the Lowari Tunnel which will reduce transit time to Chitral as well as allow the district to be connected to the rest of the country even during the cold winter months The main languages spoken in this area of Pakistan are Khowar and about 13 other dialects Urdu and to some extent Pashto are also spoken The main tribe the Khow speak K
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<a href http en wikipedia org wiki Chitral District rel nofollow >en wikipedia org wiki Chitral District< a> Chitral Urdu is a district in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan that contains the town of Chitral It has an area of 14 850 km and a population of 318 689 at the 1998 Census which had subsequently risen to about 378 000 people by 2004 It has one of the highest mountains of the world Tirich Mir It is the largest district in NWFP covering an area of 14 850 sq kilometres Location Chitral District is the most northerly district in the North West Frontier Province to the west and north is Afghanistan in the north the Wakhan Corridor a narrow strip claimed by Pakistan it separates Pakistan from Central Asian Union To the east of Chitral are the federally controlled Northern Areas of Pakistan administered Kashmir and to the south are the Pakistani internal districts of Upper Dir and Swat Chitral can be accessed by air via the Chitral Airport which is approximately 3 km from the town Regular flights from Peshawar and Islamabad are run by the PIA Terrain The terrain of Chitral is quite mountainous part of the Pamir Mountains are situated here Tirich Mir which at 25 289 feet 7 708 metres is the highest peak of the Hindu Kush rises in the north of the district Chitral is connected to the rest of Pakistan by only two road routes the Lowari Pass el 10 230 ft from Dir and Shandur Top el 12 200 ft from Gilgit Both routes are closed in winter The Lowari Tunnel is being constructed under the Lowari Pass It was reported in 2004 that Afghanistan had agreed to allow access from Pakistan to Chitral though Afghan territory and the Kunar Valley by passing Lowari Pass 1 Two other passes give access on foot to Chitral the Broghol Pass and the Dorah Pass both from Afghanistan Both are closed in winter Population The general population is mainly of the Kho people who speak the Khowar language or Chitrali which is also spoken in parts of Ya
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Broghol, also spelled Broghil, Boroghil and several other ways, (el. ... Broghol is a relatively low pass. It was closed for about three months each winter ...

<a href http en wikipedia org wiki Chitral District rel nofollow >en wikipedia org wiki Chitral District< a> Chitral Urdu is a district in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan that contains the town of Chitral It has an area of 14 850 km and a population of 318 689 at the 1998 Census which had subsequently risen to about 378 000 people by 2004 It has one of the highest mountains of the world Tirich Mir It is the largest district in NWFP covering an area of 14 850 sq kilometres Location Chitral District is the most northerly district in the North West Frontier Province to the west and north is Afghanistan in the north the Wakhan Corridor a narrow strip claimed by Pakistan it separates Pakistan from Central Asian Union To the east of Chitral are the federally controlled Northern Areas of Pakistan administered Kashmir and to the south are the Pakistani internal districts of Upper Dir and Swat Chitral can be accessed by air via the Chitral Airport which is approximately 3 km from the town Regular flights from Peshawar and Islamabad are run by the PIA Terrain The terrain of Chitral is quite mountainous part of the Pamir Mountains are situated here Tirich Mir which at 25 289 feet 7 708 metres is the highest peak of the Hindu Kush rises in the north of the district Chitral is connected to the rest of Pakistan by only two road routes the Lowari Pass el 10 230 ft from Dir and Shandur Top el 12 200 ft from Gilgit Both routes are closed in winter The Lowari Tunnel is being constructed under the Lowari Pass It was reported in 2004 that Afghanistan had agreed to allow access from Pakistan to Chitral though Afghan territory and the Kunar Valley by passing Lowari Pass 1 Two other passes give access on foot to Chitral the Broghol Pass and the Dorah Pass both from Afghanistan Both are closed in winter Population The general population is mainly of the Kho people who speak the Khowar language or Chitrali which is also spoken in parts of Ya
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Broghol
Broghol, also spelled Broghil, Boroghil and several other ways, is a high mountain pass that crosses the Hindu Kush and connects the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan ...

Broghol also spelled Boroghil and several other ways an ideal camp site in Kromber lake trek el 3798 m 12 460 ft is a high mountain pass that crosses the Pamir Mountains and connects the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan with Chitral in Pakistan Broghol is a relatively low pass It was closed for about three months each winter because of snow but for much of the rest of the year it was passable even for cart traffic It is one of the four major mountain passes entering Chitral the others are the Dorah Pass from Badakshan in Afghanistan Shandur Top from Gilgit and Lowari Top from Dir in Pakistan The area of Broghol is inhabited by Wakhi and Kyrgyz people As a low pass Broghol has been often proposed but seldom used as an invasion route During the 19th Century the British greatly feared that the Russians would use Broghol to invade the heartland of British India However the Russians never did that probably because after crossing Broghol they would have had to walk more than 200 miles down to Jalalabad or else would have had to cross another equally high pass to reach Ishkoman citation needed It is possible that Marco Polo crossed the Broghol Pass to reach China
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Broghol Pass - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Broghol Pass, also spelled Boroghil and several other ways, (el. 3798 m./12,460 ft.) is a high mountain pass that crosses the Pamir Mountains ...

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