Torkhow

Torkhow

Torkhow is a town and a Tehsil (a subdivision) of Chitral District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan.

It is located 108 km from the main city of Chitral. Shahgram is the main town of this region. Torkhow is on the border of Wakhan (a valley of Afghanistan). The language of Chitral, Khowar, originated from this area.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Khowar — Gesprochen in Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Distrikt Chitral), Gilgit Baltistan (Distrikt Gilgit) Sprecher 250.000 Linguistische Klassifikation Indoeuropäische Sprachen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”