# Torkhow

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'''Torkhow''' is a town and [tehsil](/source/Tehsil) in the [Lower Chitral District](/source/Lower_Chitral_District) of [Khyber Pakhtunkhwa](/source/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa), [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan). Located 108&nbsp;km from the main city of [Chitral](/source/Chitral), it borders the [Wakhan](/source/Wakhan) valley of [Afghanistan](/source/Afghanistan). Shagram is the administrative centre of the valley. The area is home to a Higher Secondary school and Rural Health Centre.<ref>http://kpbos.gov.pk/files/1432633137.pdf) {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909143726/http://kpbos.gov.pk/files/1432633137.pdf |date=2016-09-09 }}</ref> Torkhow is also significant as the origin of the [Khowar language](/source/Khowar), which is spoken in [Chitral](/source/Chitral).<ref>[http://lson.org.pk/lso-profiles/chitral-region/upper-torkhow-development-network-utdn/ upper torkhow development network utdn]</ref> Most of the villages are situated on the right bank of Torkhow River, with the exception of Washich village, which lies on the left bank.<ref>[http://www.chitraltoday.net/rayeen-where-a-leviathan-qalamdar-is-imprisoned/ Deh ba Deh: Rayeen, where a leviathan (qalamdar) is “imprisoned”]</ref>

Villages in Torkhow:
* 1. Istaru
* 2. Werkhup
* 3. Rayeen
* 4. Merlp
* 5. Sherjuli
* 6. Shagram
* 7. Khot
* 8. Washich
* 9. Ujnu
* 10. Rech
* 11. Buzund
* 12. Zanglasht
* 13. Shotkhar

== References ==
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Category:Populated places in Lower Chitral District
{{Lower-Chitral-Union-Councils}}
{{LowerChitral-geo-stub}}

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