Chitral, Pakistan
چترال وادی
Chitral is a town of 57,157 people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Why visit Chitral
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 2 places to eat and 7 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Chitral Museum.
Weather in Chitral
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About Chitral
Chitral (Urdu: چترال, Khowar: ݯھیترار, romanized: ćhitrār, lit. 'field') is a town situated on the Chitral River in the northern part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. It serves as the capital of the Lower Chitral District, and was previously the capital of Chitral District, and before that, the capital of Chitral state, which was dissolved and made an administrative unit of West Pakistan between 1969 and 1972.
From the Wikipedia article Chitral (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Chitral on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Museums and landmarks2
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Restaurants and cafes2
Where to stay7
Churches and places of worship2
Shopping2
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries2
Map of Chitral
19 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Chitral Airport (CJL) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 4 km away.
- Thal 59 km southeast, about 59 min by car
- Buni 63 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Upper Dir 72 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Ataliq bazaar, Fawadshah1, Public domain
- Chitral Museum - panoramio (1), Junaid Ahmad, CC BY 3.0
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