Chitral
Chitral
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| Nickname: Qāshqār | |
Chitral Chitral | |
| Coordinates: 35°50′46″N 71°47′09″E / 35.84611°N 71.78583°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Lower Chitral |
| Established | 1885 |
| Founded by | British government |
| Named after | 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 | |
| • Regional | Khowar (Chitrali) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:00 (Pakistan Standard Time) |
| Zip Code | 17200 |
| Area code | 0943 |
| Vehicle registration | CL |
| Website | lowerchitral |
Chitral (Khowar: ݯھیترار, romanized: ćhitrār, lit. 'field') is a town situated on the Chitral River in the northern area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of 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 princely state. The region was encompassed into West Pakistan between 1969 and 1972.