Torkhow

Torkhow
Torkhow
Coordinates: 35°33′29″N 71°47′33″E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
District	Lower Chitral
Elevation	1,359 m (4,459 ft)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)

Torkhow is a town and Tehsil in the Lower Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Located 108 km from the main city of Chitral, it borders the Wakhan valley of Afghanistan. Shagram is the administrative centre of the valley. The area is home to a Higher Secondary school and Rural Health Centre.^[1] Torkhow is also significant as the origin of the Khowar language, which is spoken in Chitral.^[2] Most of the villages are situated on the right bank of Torkhow River, with the exception of Washich village, which lies on the left bank.^[3]

Villages in Torkhow:

• 1. Istaru
• 2. Werkhup
• 3. Rayeen
• 4. Merlp
• 5. Sherjuli
• 6. Shagram
• 7. Khot
• 8. Washich
• 9. Ujnu
• 10. Rech
• 11. Buzund
• 12. Zanglasht
• 13. Shotkhar

References

1. http://kpbos.gov.pk/files/1432633137.pdf) Archived 2016-09-09 at the Wayback Machine
2. upper torkhow development network utdn
3. Deh ba Deh: Rayeen, where a leviathan (qalamdar) is “imprisoned”