and the Dorah pass where the vice chancellor had suggested we take a police escort The road was less vertiginous than in Bomboret but offered some dramatic scenery photos 1 2 Hotel Innigarrh was an oasis in the brown with rows of poplars a grass courtyard and good facilities But the major attraction was a pool fed with hot water from a spring in which we
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We had lunch in Chitral photos approaching Chitral 1 2 3 then we headed up the Lutko river to Garam Chasma towards the Afghan border and the Dorah pass where the vice chancellor had suggested we take a police escort The road was less vertiginous than in Bomboret but offered some dramatic scenery photos 1 2 Hotel Innigarrh was an
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Dorah Pass, also spelled and pronounced Durah Pass, connects Badakshan in Afghanistan with Chitral in Pakistan. The Dorah Pass is more than 14000|ft|m high. ...

John saying one thing and Hawas saying something else We had lunch in Chitral photos approaching Chitral 1 2 3 then we headed up the Lutko river to Garam Chasma towards the Afghan border and the Dorah pass where the vice chancellor had suggested we take a police escort The road was
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The Dorah Pass is more than 14,000 feet high. It crosses the Hindu Kush. Situated at the foot of pass is Lake Dufferin, also known ...

about it all There was some dispute over who was responsible with John saying one thing and Hawas saying something else We had lunch in Chitral photos approaching Chitral 1 2 3 then we headed up the Lutko river to Garam Chasma towards the Afghan border and the Dorah pass where the vice chancellor had suggested we take a police escort The road
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Dorah Pass, also spelled and pronounced Durah Pass, connects Badakshan in Afghanistan with Chitral in Pakistan. The Dorah Pass is more than 14,000 feet high. ...

<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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Lowari Pass or Lowari Top el 10 230 ft is a high mountain pass that connects Chitral with Dir in the North West Frontier Province Pakistan Lowari Top is a relatively low pass by far the lowest pass to enter Chitral the rest all being 12 000 to 15 000 feet Lowari Top is closed by snow from late November to late May every year During this time jeeps cannot cross so men must travel by foot This is dangerous as there are high mountains on each side of Lowari Top and a deadly avalanche can come at any moment without warning Every winter a few persons are killed by avalanches while crossing Lowari Top Their bodies are buried under the snow and it is only when the summer comes and the snow melts that their bodies are found and their fate learned Nevertheless Lowari Top remains popular because it is the shortest route from Chitral to Peshawar The other way would be down the Kunar River to Jalalabad through hostile Afghan Territory or the much longer route across Shandur Top to Gilgit Lowari Top crosses the Hindu Raj Mountains a spur of the higher Hindu Kush On the Chitral side of Lowari Top are the people of Ashret who speak the Phalura language and were assigned by the Mehtar of Chitral to be the guardians of Lowari Top On the Dir side reside Gujjars some of whom make their living as porters carrying loads across Lowari Top In 1954 the Mehtar of Chitral was killed when his airplane crashed into Lowari Top Even today PIA pilots often turn back because of winds and fear of crossing Lowari Top The word quot Top quot is believed not to be the English word quot top quot but a word from an ancient language no longer spoken there The Lowari Top is one of the four major mountain passes to enter Chitral The others are the Dorah Pass from Badakshan in Afghanistan Shandur Top from Gilgit and Broghol from the Wakhan Corridor in Afghanistan The Lowari Tunnel is currently being constructed beneath Lowari Pass by a Korean company Completion is expected in October 2008 Source <a hr
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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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Lowari Pass or Lowari Top el 10 230 ft is a high mountain pass that connects Chitral with Dir in the North West Frontier Province Pakistan Lowari Top is a relatively low pass by far the lowest pass to enter Chitral the rest all being 12 000 to 15 000 feet Lowari Top is closed by snow from late November to late May every year During this time jeeps cannot cross so men must travel by foot This is dangerous as there are high mountains on each side of Lowari Top and a deadly avalanche can come at any moment without warning Every winter a few persons are killed by avalanches while crossing Lowari Top Their bodies are buried under the snow and it is only when the summer comes and the snow melts that their bodies are found and their fate learned Nevertheless Lowari Top remains popular because it is the shortest route from Chitral to Peshawar The other way would be down the Kunar River to Jalalabad through hostile Afghan Territory or the much longer route across Shandur Top to Gilgit Lowari Top crosses the Hindu Raj Mountains a spur of the higher Hindu Kush On the Chitral side of Lowari Top are the people of Ashret who speak the Phalura language and were assigned by the Mehtar of Chitral to be the guardians of Lowari Top On the Dir side reside Gujjars some of whom make their living as porters carrying loads across Lowari Top In 1954 the Mehtar of Chitral was killed when his airplane crashed into Lowari Top Even today PIA pilots often turn back because of winds and fear of crossing Lowari Top The word quot Top quot is believed not to be the English word quot top quot but a word from an ancient language no longer spoken there The Lowari Top is one of the four major mountain passes to enter Chitral The others are the Dorah Pass from Badakshan in Afghanistan Shandur Top from Gilgit and Broghol from the Wakhan Corridor in Afghanistan The Lowari Tunnel is currently being constructed beneath Lowari Pass by a Korean company Completion is expected in October 2008 Source <a hr
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