Official Name: | Torkhow |
Mapsize: | 150 px |
Coordinates: | 35.5581°N 71.7925°W |
Pushpin Map: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Lower Chitral |
Population As Of: | 1998 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2009 |
Elevation M: | 1359 |
Area Code Type: | Calling code |
Timezone1: | PST |
Utc Offset1: | +5 |
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: