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Discover Pirkīn in Pakistan

Pirkīn in the region of North-West Frontier Province is a place located in Pakistan - some 140 mi or ( 226 km ) North-West of Islamabad , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Pirkīn

Local time in Pirkīn is now 12:49 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Karachi " with a UTC offset of 5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Kabul, Jalalabad, Istrat, Basawul, and Asmar. When in this area, you might want to check out Kabul . We discovered 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 Pirkīn ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

From Peshawar to Chitral ( East Pakistan 1990)

3:17 min by valpard
Views: 11503 Rating: 5.00

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 ..

Pashto culture, Koherai

3:48 min by Shafi Khan
Views: 551 Rating: 5.00

Yewa (flough), is the part of our farming and pashto culture, sceneries are from koherai, on 14th August 2010, there was a program celebrating Pakistan day. ..


Trip to Northern Areas-03 Drosh to Bumburet (Chitral)

3:03 min by TheBukhaari
Views: 318 Rating: 0.00

On the way to Kalash valley (Chitral), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Journey from Drosh to Bumburet, crossing Ayun, July 07, 2012. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

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 5 km away
Tags: Populated places in Gujrat 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 12 km away
Tags: Chitral District, Mountain passes of Pakistan, Upper Dir District

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 12 km away
Tags: Chitral District, Tunnels in 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 16 km away
Tags: Dardic languages, Languages of Chitral

Palula language

Palula (also spelled Phalura, Palola, Phalulo), Ashreti, Aćharêtâʹ, or Dangarikwar (the name used by Khowar speakers), is a language spoken by approximately 10,000 people in the valleys of Ashret and Biori, as well as in the village Puri (also Purigal) in the Shishi valley, and at least by a portion of the population in the village Kalkatak, in the Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

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Located at 35.47 71.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Dardic languages, Languages of Chitral, Languages of Pakistan