Chitral

This article is about the town of Chitral. For the former princely state, see Chitral (princely state). For the district, see Chitral District.

Chitral ݯھیترار چترال
Town
Clockwise from top: View of Chitral Valley and Tirich Mir Shahi Qilla Shahi Mosque Chitral Fort
Nickname:  Qāshqār
Chitral Location within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chitral Location within Pakistan
Coordinates: 35°50′46″N 71°47′09″E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District	Lower Chitral
Established	1885 (1885)
Founder	British government
Named for	Field
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Body	District Government
• Mayor (Lower Chitral)	Shahzada Aman Ur Rehman (PTI)
Elevation	1,494 m (4,902 ft)
Population  (2023)
• Total	57,157
Demonym	Chitralis
Languages
• Official	Urdu English
• Regional	Khowar (Chitrali)
Time zone	UTC+5:00 (Pakistan Standard Time)
Zip Code	17200
Area code	0943
Vehicle registration	CL
Website	lowerchitral.kp.gov.pk

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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.