{{Infobox settlement | name = Ayun | native_name = | native_name_lang = ur | other_name = ایون | nickname = Heart of Chitral | settlement_type = valley | image_skyline =File:Ayun Valley Zak1.jpeg | image_alt = | image_caption = | coordinates ={{Coord|35|43|21|N|71|46|01|E|type:city_region:PK|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_map = Khyber Pakhtunkhwa#Pakistan | pushpin_label_position = Location of Pakistan | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Pakistan}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Lower Chitral District | area_total_km2 = 15 | elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |url=https://travelpakistani.com/blogs/ayun-valley---the-gateway-to-the-kalash-valleys/401|title=Elevation of Ayun|access-date=October 3, 2023}}</ref> | elevation_m = 1400 | population_total = 28182 | population_as_of = 2018 | population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.politicpk.com/chitral-district-population-of-cities-towns-and-villages-2017-2018/|title=Population of Ayun|access-date=October 4, 2023}}</ref> | population_demonym = Chitralis or Ayunis | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Urdu | demographics1_title2 = Native | demographics1_info2 = Chitrali | timezone1 = PST | utc_offset1 = +5 | postal_code_type = Zip Code | postal_code = 17210<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.loresult.com/postal-code/chitral-gpo/ | title=List of Postal Codes of GPOs of Chitral Pakistan Post 2023}}</ref> | area_code = 0943}}
'''Ayun''' (Khowar: Oyon, Urdu: ایون) is a valley in Lower Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, 23 km south of the town of Chitral. It is located on the Chitral River at its confluence with the Bumburet River. Mountains surround the valley.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Tarikh-i-Chitral|last=Murtuza|first=Mirza Gulam|date=1962|publisher=Maharka|language=ur}}</ref> The Bumburet River runs the length of the village and its water is used for irrigation, drinking, and the generation of electricity for the Ayun valley.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://flypakistan.pk/attractions-details.php?attractionname=Ayun+Valley&hid=377|title=Ayun|access-date=October 5, 2023}}</ref>
== Geographics == thumb|left|Ayun Ayun has an average elevation of {{convert|4500|ft|abbr=on}}.
The valley shares its borders with Bumburet and Birir to the west, Broze to the east, Chitral to the north, and Gahirat to the south.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mountainous Valley situated in the northern part of Pakistan|url=https://travelpakistani.com/blogs/ayun-valley---the-gateway-to-the-kalash-valleys/401|website=travelpakistani.com |access-date=3 November 2018}}</ref>
==Climate== Ayun has a warm-summer humid continental climate (''Dfb'') according to the Köppen climate classification. The average annual temperature in Ayun is 26°C. Each year, there is an approximate 1209 mm | 47.6 inch of precipitation that occurs.<ref name=cd>{{Cite web|title=Climate:Chitral|publisher=Climate-Data.org|url=https://en.climate-data.org/asia/pakistan/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/ayun-479584/}}</ref> {{Weather box |width = auto |location = Ayun |single line = Y |metric first = Y |Jan mean C = -7.9 |Feb mean C = -5.8 |Mar mean C = -1.5 |Apr mean C = 3.7 |May mean C = 10.4 |Jun mean C = 18 |Jul mean C = 21.3 |Aug mean C = 20 |Sep mean C = 16.6 |Oct mean C = 8.7 |Nov mean C = -1.4 |Dec mean C = 6.5 |year mean C = 21.3 |Jan high C = -4.6 |Feb high C = -2.6 |Mar high C = 2.4 |Apr high C = 7.6 |May high C = 15.1 |Jun high C = 23 |Jul high C = 26.2 |Aug high C = 25.1 |Sep high C = 21.8 |Oct high C = 14.2 |Nov high C = 3.2 |Dec high C = -3.2 |year high C = 26.2 |Jan low C = -11.3 |Feb low C = -9.1 |Mar low C = -5.4 |Apr low C = -0.7 |May low C = 4.5 |Jun low C = 11.5 |Jul low C = 15.7 |Aug low C = 14.9 |Sep low C = 11.1 |Oct low C = 2.6 |Nov low C = -6 |Dec low C = -10.3 |year low C = 15.7 |precipitation colour=green |Jan precipitation mm = 108 |Feb precipitation mm = 153 |Mar precipitation mm = 195 |Apr precipitation mm = 160 |May precipitation mm = 104 |Jun precipitation mm = 61 |Jul precipitation mm = 54 |Aug precipitation mm = 56 |Sep precipitation mm = 40 |Oct precipitation mm = 50 |Nov precipitation mm = 53 |Dec precipitation mm = 51 |source 1 =Climate-Data.org<ref name=cd/> }}
== Demographics == Chitrali is the main language spoken in Ayun. Bashgali is also spoken by a small population.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kpktribune.com/index.php/en/population-demography/405-khyber-pakhtunkhwa/kp-divisions|title=Population Demography|website=Kpktribune.com|access-date=18 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228024229/http://kpktribune.com/index.php/en/population-demography/405-khyber-pakhtunkhwa/kp-divisions|archive-date=28 December 2017|url-status=usurped}}</ref>
== Educational institutions == *Hira Public School Ayun *Government Higher Secondary School Ayun *Government Higher Secondary School for Women Ayun
== Notable Tribes of Ayun == *Zundre or Rono *Katur *Rizakhail *Sangale *Khaniye
== Notable people == Mehtarjao Sirbuland Khan, the ancestor of the Khaniye tribe of Ayun and Drosh.
Mohayat Lal, the great grandson of Mehtarjao Sirbuland Khan. He remained Hakim of Ayun before partition. *Kamran Khan (last Hakim of Ayun)<ref name=ww>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.pahar.2679 |title=Who's Who in The Dir, Swat and Chitral Agency |date=1933 |pages=58|language=en}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}} *''Tarikh-i-Chitral'' by Mirza Gulam Murtuza, Maharka (1962)
Category:Populated places in Lower Chitral District