What is "chitral"

Chitral (, ), also spelled Chetrar, translated as field, is the capital of the Chitral District, situated on the western bank of the Chitral River (also called Kunar River), in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It also served as the capital of the princely state of Chitral until 1969. The town is at the foot of Tirich Mir, the highest peak of the Hindu Kush, which is high. It has a population of 20,000. The elevation of the valley is .

Chitral (or Chitrāl) was a princely state in alliance with British India until 1947, then a princely state of Pakistan until 1969. The area of the state now forms the Chitral District of the Malakand Division, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Chitral is a town in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan.

Chitral may also refer to:

• Chitral District, an administrative area of North West Frontier, Pakistan
  • Chitral Tehsil, a subdivision of Chitral District
  • Chitral Airport
  • Chitral National Park in Chitral District
• State of Chitral, the former princely state in the area of Chitral District
• Kunar River or Chitral River, a river in Afghanistan and Pakistan
  • Kunar Valley or Chitral Valley
• Chitral Expedition, an 1895 British military expedition to relieve the Siege of Chitral
• SS Chitral (1956) or Jadotville, a cargo and passenger liner built for Compagnie Maritime Belge