Chitral River

The Chitral River, also known in as the Kunar River, is a 480 kilometres long river in northern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan. It originates from the Chiantar glacier, located at the border of Gilgit Baltistan and in Pakistan.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: River in Afghanistan and Pakistan
  • Also known as: Chitrāl River”, “Daryā-ye Konar”, “Kama River”, “Konar Sīnḏ”, “Kunar River”, “Mastuj”, and “Mastuj River

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jalalabad Airport and Forward Operating Base Fenty.

Aerodrome
, also known as Nangarhar Airport, and referred to as Jalalabad Airfield by the U.S. military during the War in Afghanistan, is located next to the Kabul–Jalalabad Road, about 3 miles southeast of , which is the capital of in . is situated 3 km west of Chitral River.

Military installation
was a military base built around . is situated 2½ km west of Chitral River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jalalabad.

, previously known as Tarunshahr, and historically known as Nagarahara or Adinapur, is the fifth-largest city of . It has a population of about 200,331, and serves as the capital of in the eastern part of the country, about 130 kilometres from the capital .

Chitral River

Latitude
34.4° or 34° 24′ north
Longitude
70.53° or 70° 31′ 48″ east
Elevation
534 metres (1,752 feet)
Open location code
8J6GCG2J+22
Geo­Names ID
1135703
Wiki­data ID
Q8519
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Chitral River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نهر كنر
  • Arabic: نهر كونر
  • Asturian: Ríu Kunar
  • Bengali: চিত্রল নদী
  • Cebuano: Kunar
  • Chinese: 庫納河
  • Chinese: 庫納爾河
  • Chuvash: Кунар
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر كونار
  • French: Kunar
  • German: Chitral
  • German: Kunar
  • Greek: Κουνάρ
  • Hebrew: נהר קונאר
  • Hindi: कुनर नदी
  • Hungarian: Kunar-folyó
  • Hungarian: Kunar
  • Irish: Abhainn Kunar
  • Italian: fiume Kunar
  • Italian: Kunar
  • Japanese: クナール川
  • Japanese: クナル川
  • Latvian: Konara
  • Lithuanian: Kunaras
  • Macedonian: Кунар
  • Malayalam: കുനാർ നദി
  • Panjabi: ਕੁਨਾਰ ਨਦੀ
  • Persian: دريای كنر
  • Persian: رود کنر
  • Persian: رود کونر
  • Polish: Kunar
  • Portuguese: Rio Kunar
  • Pushto: رودِ کونړ
  • Pushto: کونړ رود
  • Pushto: کونړ سيند‎
  • Pushto: کونړ سيند
  • Russian: Кунар
  • Sindhi: ڪنھار ندي
  • South Azerbaijani: کونار چایی
  • Spanish: Kunar
  • Spanish: Río Kunar
  • Swedish: Kunar
  • Tajik: Дарёи Кунар
  • Tajik: Кунар (дарё)
  • Urdu: دریائے چترال
  • Uzbek: Kunar daryosi
  • Venetian: Fiume Kunar
  • Welsh: Afon Kunar
  • Western Panjabi: چترال دریا
  • Western Panjabi: دریائے چترال
  • Western Panjabi: دریاۓ چترال

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Guz̄ar Gāh-e Sakhī Şāḩib and Chihil Gazī.

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