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|presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]] | |||
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|coordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=35.834883,71.780744&z=14&t=h&hl=en 35.834883°N, 71.780744°E] | |||
|altitude= 1,100 m (3,609 ft) | |||
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitral Chitral] | |||
|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa] | |||
|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan] | |||
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}} | |||
'''Chitral''' town was the capital of [[Chitral State]]. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
[[Siege and Relief of Chitral]] 1895 | * [[Siege and Relief of Chitral]] 1895 | ||
== External Links == | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitral Chitral] Wikipedia<br> | |||
*[http://www.devonheritage.org/Nonplace/DevonReg/Chitral1895-1.TheBackground.htm Chitral 1895] www.devonheritage.org | |||
[[Category:Locations]] | |||
===Historical books online=== | |||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/makingoffrontier00durarich#page/n9/mode/2up ''Making of a frontier: five years' experiences and adventures in Gilgit, Hunza, Nagar, Chitral & the eastern Hindu-Kush''] by Algernon Durand 1900 Archive.org | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924012420240 ''Sport and Life in the Further Himalaya''] by Major R L Kennion 1910 Archive.org. Includes chapters about Chitral. The author joined the Indian Foreign and Political Department in 1893, serving in Kashmir, Gilgit and Leh until 1907. | |||
*'"A Frontier Tour" by Lieut-Colonel J. R. C. Gannon (Being Extracts from a Diary written during a journey made with H. E. Lord Rawlinson, C.-in-G. in India, through Dir, Chitral, and the Gilgit Agency, in 1923) ''The Himalayan Journal'': Part 1 [https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/3/ ''Volume 3'' 1931, click on item 8]; Part 2 [https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/4/ ''Volume 4'' 1932, click on item 8] himalayanclub.org. | |||
*[http://www.mahraka.com/books.html Online books]. Mahraka. A website on the Culture, History and Languages of Chitral. | |||
Latest revision as of 06:25, 28 June 2021
| Chitral | |
|---|---|
| [[Image:|250px| ]] | |
| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 35.834883°N, 71.780744°E |
| Altitude: | 1,100 m (3,609 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Chitral |
| State/Province: | Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Transport links | |
Chitral town was the capital of Chitral State.
History
External Links
- Chitral Wikipedia
- Chitral 1895 www.devonheritage.org
Historical books online
- Making of a frontier: five years' experiences and adventures in Gilgit, Hunza, Nagar, Chitral & the eastern Hindu-Kush by Algernon Durand 1900 Archive.org
- Sport and Life in the Further Himalaya by Major R L Kennion 1910 Archive.org. Includes chapters about Chitral. The author joined the Indian Foreign and Political Department in 1893, serving in Kashmir, Gilgit and Leh until 1907.
- '"A Frontier Tour" by Lieut-Colonel J. R. C. Gannon (Being Extracts from a Diary written during a journey made with H. E. Lord Rawlinson, C.-in-G. in India, through Dir, Chitral, and the Gilgit Agency, in 1923) The Himalayan Journal: Part 1 Volume 3 1931, click on item 8; Part 2 Volume 4 1932, click on item 8 himalayanclub.org.
- Online books. Mahraka. A website on the Culture, History and Languages of Chitral.