chitrali
Chitrali refers to the people and culture indigenous to the Chitral District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The Chitral District is a mountainous region in the Hindu Kush mountain range, bordering Afghanistan. The majority of the Chitrali population speaks Khowar, also known as Chitrali, an Indo-Aryan language. Other languages spoken in the region include Kalasha, Pashto, and Urdu.
The cultural heritage of Chitral is rich and distinct, influenced by its geographical isolation and historical
Chitrali society has historically been organized around a chieftainship system, with the Mehtar of Chitral holding