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Buni Chitral was counted amongst the highest regions of the world, sweeping from 1,094 metres at
Arandu to 7,726 metres at Tirichmir and packing over 40 peaks more than 6,100 metres in height. The terrain of Chitral was very mountainous, and
Tirich Mir (25,289 feet), the highest peak of the
Hindu Kush, rises in the north of the former district. Around 4.8 percent of the land was covered by forest, and 76 percent was mountains and glaciers. Chitral was connected to the rest of Pakistan by two major road routes, the
Lowari Pass ( elevation. 10,23 ft.) from
Dir and
Shandur Top (elevation 12,200 ft.) from Gilgit. Both routes used to be closed in winter, but circa 2017 the highway
Lowari Tunnel under the Lowari Pass opened to vehicular traffic for at least ten hours per day. A number of other high passes, including
Darkot Pass,
Thoi Pass, and
Zagaran Pass, provided access on foot to Chitral from
Gilgit-Baltistan. • Arandu Pass, on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan •
Broghol Pass, on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan •
Dorah Pass, on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan • Darkot Pass, on the border between Chitral and
Gupis-Yasin District •
Shandur Pass, on the border between Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan •
Lowari Pass, on the border between Chitral and
upper Dir •
Lowari Tunnel, highway under Lowari Pass •
Thoi Pass, on the border between Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan •
Zagaran Pass, on the border between Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan == Demographics ==