Torkhow

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Torkhow
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Torkhow
Coordinates: 35°33′29″N71°47′33″E / 35.55806°N 71.79250°E / 35.55806; 71.79250
Country Flag of Pakistan.svg  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 (a subdivision) of Lower Chitral District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Torkhow is located 108 km from the main city of Chitral, on the border of Wakhan valley of Afghanistan). Shagram is the administrative center of the Valley. A Higher Secondary school and Rural Health Center has been built here. [1] The language of Chitral, Khowar, originated from this area. [2] Most of the villages are situated on the right bank of Torkhow River, only Washich village is on the left bank. [3]

Villages in Torkhow:

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