Chitral, also spelled Chetrar, translated asfield, is the capital of the Chitral District,

situated on the western bank of theChitral River (also called Kunar River), Now
in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It also served as the capital of the princely state of
Chitral until 1969. The town is at the foot of Tirich Mir, the highest peak of the Hindu
Kush, which is 25,289 ft (7,708 m) high. It has a population of 20,000.The elevation of
the valley is 3,700 ft (1,100 m).
Kho culture places heavy emphasis on poetry, song and dance. Kho people also have a
great respect of law and order. This in contrast to the generally lawless traditions of
almost all of the neighbouring regions. Much of this can be attributed to Chitral being a
stable kingdom for most of its history, where the rule of law and the will of the ruler
came before tribal concepts such as revenge and isolationism.
Because of Chitral's location at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia, the Kho
display a wide variety of cultures, largely depending upon their ancestral ethnic group
and family history.

History
The entire region that now forms the Chitral District was a fully independent monarchy
until 1895, when the British negotiated a subsidiary alliance with its hereditary ruler, the
Mehtar, under which Chitral became a princely state, still sovereign but subject to
the suzerainty of the British Raj. Chitral retained a similar status even after its accession
to Pakistan in 1969, but was completely incorporated into Pakistan and became an
administrative district of Pakistan in 1969.Nothing definitive is recorded about the town's
first settlers. In the 3rd century, Kanishka, the Buddhist ruler of the Kushan empire,
occupied Chitral. In the 4th century, the Chinese overran the valley. Raees rule over
Chitral began in 1320 and came to an end in the 15th century. From 1571 onwards
Chitral was the dominion of the Kator Dynasty until 1969.