Mastuj Tehsil

{{Short description|Administrative sub-division in Pakistan}} {{Use Pakistani English|date=October 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Mastuj Tehsil | native_name = {{lang|ur|{{nq|تحصیل مستوج}}}} | native_name_lang = ur | other_name = | settlement_type = Tehsil | image_skyline = Road to Mastuj 2.JPG | image_alt = | image_caption = | nickname = | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Khyber Pakhtunkhwa#Pakistan | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|36|17|0|N|72|31|0|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flagu|Pakistan}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Khyber Pakhtunkhwa}} | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Chitral | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = Chitral | established_title = Headquarter | established_date = Buni | founder = | named_for = | government_type = MPA | governing_body 0 = | leader_title = Chairman | leader_name = Sardar Hakeem Khan | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | unit_pref = | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 2359 | population_total = 169,240 | population_as_of = 2017 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = <ref name="census2017">{{cite web|url=http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/kp/CHITRAL_SUMMARY.pdf|title=District and Tehsil Level Population Summary with Region Breakup: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|date=2018-01-03|access-date=2023-10-25|publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424071915/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/kp/CHITRAL_SUMMARY.pdf|archive-date=2018-04-24|url-status=dead}}</ref> | demographics_type1 = | demographics1_title1 = | demographics1_info1 = | timezone1 = PST | utc_offset1 = +5 | postal_code_type = Postal Index Number | postal_code = 1710 - 0xx | area_code_type = | area_code = | registration_plate = | blank1_name_sec1 = | blank1_info_sec1 = | blank2_name_sec1 = | blank2_info_sec1 = | blank3_name_sec1 = | blank3_info_sec1 = | blank4_name_sec1 = | blank4_info_sec1 = | website = {{URL|https://www.mastuj.gov.pk/}} | footnotes = | leader_party = }}

'''Mastuj''' ({{Langx|ur|مستوج}}) is a tehsil and a valley in Upper Chitral District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Mastuj is the principal settlement. It is located at 36°17'0N 72°31'0E with an altitude of 2359 metres (7742 feet). There are ruins of old fort built originally in 18th century and reconstructed several times.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindukush.com.pk/index.php/mastij-fort |title=Mastuj Fort|website= Hindukush Heights Chitral website |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606062038/http://www.hindukush.com.pk/index.php/mastij-fort |archive-date=2011-06-06 |access-date=25 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chitraltoday.net/forts-in-chitral-the-manifestation-of-different-aspects-of-our-culture/|title=Forts in Chitral: The manifestation of our culture|date=4 December 2013|access-date=25 October 2023}}</ref>

==Geography== ===Adjacent administrative units=== *Wakhan District, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan (north) *Ishkoman Tehsil, Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan (northeast) *Yasin Tehsil, Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan (east) *Gupis Tehsil, Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan (southeast) *Behrain Tehsil, Swat District (southeast) *Sharingal Tehsil, Upper Dir District (southwest) *Chitral Tehsil (southwest)

==Villages== The main villages include Buni, Charun-Oweer,<ref>{{cite web|title=Chitral Towns|url=http://kpktribune.com/index.php/en/chitral/chitral-towns|publisher=The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tribune|access-date=2013-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610230554/http://kpktribune.com/index.php/en/chitral/chitral-towns|archive-date=2015-06-10|url-status=usurped}}</ref> Mastuj, Khouzh, Kargin, Marthing, Chuinj, Parkusap, Reshun, Parwak, Kuragh, Aveer, Chapali and Brep.

Tehsil Mastuj starts right after the end of Baranis, Reshun, Kuragh, Buni, Aveer, Parwak, Mastuj, Chinar, Chuinj, Chapali, Brep, Bang and Meragram are the main areas of Tehsil Mastuj.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/03/Mastuj.html Location of Mastuj - Falling Rain Genomics]</ref>

==See also== *Asadabad District {{commons inline}}

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== Further reading == *{{cite journal |last1=Abdul Aziz |first1=M. |last2=Ullah |first2=Z. |last3=Adnan |first3=M. |last4=Sõukand |first4=R. |last5=Pieroni |first5=A. |title=The Fading Wild Plant Food-Medicines in Upper Chitral, NW Pakistan. |journal=Foods |date=18 October 2021 |volume=10 |issue=10 |page=2494 |doi=10.3390/foods10102494 |doi-access=free |pmid=34681546|pmc=8536072 }}

Category:Populated places in Upper Chitral District Category:Tehsils of Upper Chitral District Category:Tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Category:Hill stations in Pakistan Category:Populated places along the Silk Road Category:Upper Chitral District