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Town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Photo: Chitral view, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Chitral is the capital of Chitral District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan.
In Nisar village there are a lot of grapes, dry fruits and corn trees. So you can eat them directly.
In this valley every house prepares a wine made up of dry fruit, salt, oil, wet wheat and grapes that is drunk in the winter season.
The most expensive hotel in the Chitral area, it is mostly visited by foreigners. Though it is very beautiful and luxurious with a stepped construction, it offers the same views as other hotels in the Chitral region.
By car
It takes about 8 to 10 hr drive from Islamabad to Chitral.
By bus
When the passes are open, microbuses run from Peshawar to Chitral. The journey takes around 12 hr and crosses the Malakand and Lowari passes. The route is often closed in winter due to snow.
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