Lowari Pass, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 26 relations: Afghanistan, Avalanche, Badakhshan, Broghil Pass, Chitral, Chitral (princely state), Chitral District, Dorah Pass, Gilgit, Hindu Kush, Hindu Raj, Jalalabad, John Keay, Kho people, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kunar River, Lowari Tunnel, Lower Chitral District, Mountain pass, Pakistan, Palula language, Peshawar, Porter (carrier), Shandur Pass, Upper Dir District, Wakhan Corridor.

2. Hindu Raj
3. Lower Chitral District
4. Mountain passes of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
5. Upper Dir District

Afghanistan

Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia.

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Avalanche

An avalanche is a rapid flow of snow down a slope, such as a hill or mountain.

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Badakhshan

Badakhshan is a historical region comprising parts of modern-day north-eastern Afghanistan, eastern Tajikistan, and Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County in China.

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Broghil Pass

Broghil, also spelled Broghol, elevation, is a high mountain pass along the Durand Line border that crosses the Hindu Kush mountain range and connects Wakhan District of Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan with Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Lowari Pass and Broghil Pass are mountain passes of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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Chitral

Chitral (ݯھیترار|lit. Lowari Pass and Chitral are Lower Chitral District.

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Chitral (princely state)

Chitral or Chitrāl was a princely state in alliance with British India until 1947, then a princely state of Pakistan in 1972.

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Chitral District

Chitral District (ݯھیترارو ضلع; ضلع چترال) was a district in the Malakand Division of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, from 14 August 1947 to 2018.

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Dorah Pass

Dorah Pass, also called Durah Pass, connects Badakshan Province of Afghanistan with Lower Chitral District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Lowari Pass and Dorah Pass are mountain passes of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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Gilgit

Gilgit (Shina:; گلگت) is a city in Pakistani-administered Gilgit–Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region.

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Hindu Kush

The Hindu Kush is an mountain range on the Iranian Plateau in Central and South Asia to the west of the Himalayas.

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Hindu Raj

The Hindu Raj (ہندو راج, translation: "Hindu rule" in Sanskrit) is a mountain range in northern Pakistan, between the Hindu Kush and the Karakoram ranges.

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Jalalabad

Jalalabad (d͡ʒä.lɑː.lɑː.bɑːd̪) is the fifth-largest city of Afghanistan.

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John Keay

John Stanley Melville Keay FRGS (born 1941) is a British historian, journalist, radio presenter and lecturer specialising in popular histories of India, the Far East and China, often with a particular focus on their colonisation and exploration by Europeans.

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Kho people

The Kho (کھو) or Chitrali people, are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group native to the Chitral District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan and the Gupis-Yasin and Ghizer districts of Gilgit-Baltistan. Lowari Pass and Kho people are Lower Chitral District.

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (خېبر پښتونخوا; Hindko and,; abbr. KP), formerly known as North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a province of Pakistan.

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Kunar River

The Kūnaṛ River (د کونړ سيند; رودخانه کنر; کونڑ سيند), also known as the Chitral River (دریائے چترال), Mastuj River (مستوج سيند) and Kaama River (کامې سيند), is a long river in northern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan.

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Lowari Tunnel

Lowari Tunnel (لواری سرنگ, Lowari Surang) consists of two separate tunnels, and the combined length of both tunnels is 10.4 kilometers (6.5 miles). Lowari Pass and Lowari Tunnel are Lower Chitral District and Upper Dir District.

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Lower Chitral District

Lower Chitral District (ضلع چترال زیریں, موڑی ݯھیترارو ضلع, ښکته چترال ولسوالۍ) is a district in Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan.

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Mountain pass

A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge.

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Pakistan

Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia.

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Palula language

Palula (also spelt Phalura, Palola, Phalulo) and also known as Ashreti (Aćharêtâʹ) or Dangarikwar (the name used by Khowar speakers), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by approximately 10,000 people in the valleys of Ashret and Biori, as well as in the village of Puri (also Purigal) in the Shishi valley and at least by a portion of the population in the village Kalkatak, in the Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

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Peshawar

Peshawar (پېښور; پشور;; پشاور) is the sixth most populous city of Pakistan, with a district population of over 4.7 million in the 2023 census.

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Porter (carrier)

A porter, also called a bearer, is a person who carries objects or cargo for others.

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Shandur Pass

Shandur Pass(شندور) is a pass located on the boundary of district Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan and Gilgit-Baltistan, a disputed territory within the larger region of Kashmir.

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Upper Dir District

Upper Dir District (پورتنۍ دیر ولسوالۍ, ضلع دیر بالا) is a district located in the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

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Wakhan Corridor

The Wakhan Corridor (translit; translit) is a narrow strip of territory in the Badakhshan province of Afghanistan.

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See also

Hindu Raj

• Darkot Pass
• Hindu Raj
• Lowari Pass

Lower Chitral District

• Birmoghlasht Summer Fort
• Chitral
• Chitral Fort
• Chitral National Park
• Chitral hydel power
• Drosh
• Golen Gol Hydropower Project
• Kalash people
• Kalasha Valleys
• Kho people
• Langlands School and College
• Lowari Pass
• Lowari Tunnel
• Lower Chitral District
• PK-2 Lower Chitral
• Palula people
• Shahi Mosque, Chitral
• Singoor
• University of Chitral
• Yidgha-Munji people

Mountain passes of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

• Babusar Pass
• Badgoi Pass
• Bashkaro Pass
• Broghil Pass
• Daintar Pass
• Darmodar Aghost Pass
• Dorah Pass
• Gomal Pass
• Karakar Pass
• Karambar Pass
• Khyber Pass
• Lowari Pass
• Malakand Pass
• Shangla Pass
• Usheri Pass

Upper Dir District

• Akhagram
• Badgoi Pass
• Banda Nihag
• Barawal (union council)
• Barawal Tehsil
• Barikot, Upper Dir
• Bibiawar
• Chakianan
• Darikund
• Darorra
• Dir (union council)
• Dislawar
• Doog Dara
• Ganori
• Gwaldai
• Jabar (union council)
• Jahaz Banda
• Jamia Masjid Thal
• Kalkot Tehsil
• Katora Lake
• Khal, Upper Dir
• Khalshaflam
• Kotkai, Upper Dir
• Kumrat Valley
• Lowari Pass
• Lowari Tunnel
• Nehag
• Palam, Upper Dir
• Panjkora River
• Pashta, Upper Dir
• Patrak
• Qolundy
• Sawni
• Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal
• Sheringal
• Sundalm
• Taraptar
• Toormang-1
• Upper Dir District
• Usheri Pass
• Ushirai Dara
• Wari, Central Dir

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowari_Pass

Also known as Lawari Pass, Lowarai Pass, Lowari, Lowery Pass.