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Chunīthān Destination Guide

Discover Chunīthān in Pakistan

Chunīthān in the region of North-West Frontier Province is a town located in Pakistan - some 136 mi or ( 219 km ) North-West of Islamabad , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Chunīthān

Local time in Chunīthān is now 10:51 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Karachi " with a UTC offset of 5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Shinadan, Machpana, Kabul, Jalalabad, and Istrat. When in this area, you might want to check out Shinadan . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Chunīthān ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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From Peshawar to Chitral ( East Pakistan 1990)

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ATTENTION / CAUTION / VORSICHT / 注意危險 / حذر / PRECAUTION / ATENCAO / 주의! / Watch this movie only if you are interested by Pakistan in 1990. I have retrieved this old film of my trip in the north of Pa ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Lowari Tunnel

Lowari Tunnel is an 8.75 km (5.3 mi. ) long under-construction road tunnel situated in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan connecting Dir and Chitral Valley.

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Located at 35.35 71.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Chitral District, Tunnels in Pakistan, Upper Dir District

Lowari Pass

Lowari Pass (or Lowari Top) (el. 10,230 ft. ) is a high mountain pass that connects Chitral with Dir in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, 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.

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Located at 35.35 71.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Chitral District, Mountain passes of Pakistan, Upper Dir District

Gawar-Bati language

Gawar-Bati is known in Chitral as Aranduyiwar, because it is spoken in Village Arandu, which is the last village in the bottom of Chitral and is across the Kunar River from Berkot in Afghanistan. Chitral keeps a military base in Arandu to guard against an attack by Afghanistan. There are 9,000 speakers of Gawar-Bati, but only 1,500 are in Pakistan. The rest are in Afghanistan.

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Located at 35.33 71.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Dardic languages, Languages of Chitral

Mirkhani

Mirkhani is a small village in Gujrat District, Punjab, Pakistan. Mirkhani is located on Lalamusa Road, between the two cities of Dinga and Lalsmusa, Saifal (a small canal running from Head Rasool Nehar) dinga falls under the Tehsil of Kharian and within the district of Gujrat, Pakistan.

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Located at 35.47 71.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Populated places in Gujrat District

Nari District

Nari (Naray) District is a boundary mountainous district in the most eastern part of Kunar Province in Afghanistan. It borders Bar Kunar District to the west, Nuristan Province to the north, Pakistan to the east and Dangam district to the south. The population is 24,500 (2006)—60% of them Pashtun. The district center is the village of Nari (Naray) {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:35.2103|N|71.5250|E||||| | |name= }} at 1153 m altitude in a river valley. The arable land is not enough.

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Located at 35.21 71.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Districts of Kunar Province, History of Chitral