Mastuj (Urdu: مستوج) is a tehsil of Upper Chitral District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan; Mastuj is the principal settlement. It is located at 36°17'0N 72°31'0E with an altitude of 2359 metres (7742 feet). There are ruins of old fort built originally in 18th century and reconstructed several times.[2][3]
Mastuj Tehsil
تحصیل مستوج مستوچو تحصیل مستوج تحصیل | |
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  Mastuj Tehsil  Mastuj Tehsil | |
| Coordinates: 36°17′0″N 72°31′0″E / 36.28333°N 72.51667°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Chitral |
| Headquarter | Buni |
| Government | |
| • Type | MPA |
| • Chairman | Sardar Hakeem Khan |
| Elevation | 2,359 m (7,740 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 169,240 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Postal Index Number | 1710 - 0xx |
| Website | www |
Geography
editAdjacent administrative units
edit- Wakhan District, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan (north)
- Ishkoman Tehsil, Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan (northeast)
- Yasin Tehsil, Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan (east)
- Gupis Tehsil, Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan (southeast)
- Behrain Tehsil, Swat District (southeast)
- Sharingal Tehsil, Upper Dir District (southwest)
- Chitral Tehsil (southwest)
Notable Figures
editAdvocate Khaliq Dad Laqani, former president of Chitral Students Association KPK, President KPK Bar Association
Villages
editThe main villages include Buni, Charun-Oweer,[4] Mastuj, Khouzh, Kargin, Marthing, Chuinj, Parkusap, Reshun, Parwak, Kuragh, Aveer, Chapali and Brep.
Tehsil Mastuj starts right after the end of Baranis, Reshun, Kuragh, Buni, Aveer, Parwak, Mastuj, Chinar, Chuinj, Chapali, Brep, Bang and Meragram are the main areas of Tehsil Mastuj.[5]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "District and Tehsil Level Population Summary with Region Breakup: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Mastuj Fort". Hindukush Heights Chitral website. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Forts in Chitral: The manifestation of our culture". 4 December 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Chitral Towns". The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tribune. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ Location of Mastuj - Falling Rain Genomics
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