Mastuj Tehsil
Mastuj (Urdu: مستوج) is a tehsil of Upper Chitral District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan; Mastuj is the principal settlement. It is located at 36°17'0N 72°31'0E with an altitude of 2359 metres (7742 feet). There are ruins of old fort built originally in 18th century and reconstructed several times.
Geography
Adjacent administrative units
- Wakhan District, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan (north)
- Ishkoman Tehsil, Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan (northeast)
- Yasin Tehsil, Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan (east)
- Gupis Tehsil, Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan (southeast)
- Behrain Tehsil, Swat District (southeast)
- Sharingal Tehsil, Upper Dir District (southwest)
- Chitral Tehsil (southwest)
Notable Figures
Advocate Khaliq Dad Laqani, former president of Chitral Students Association KPK, President KPK Bar Association
Villages
The main villages include Buni, Charun-Oweer, Mastuj, Khouzh, Kargin, Marthing, Chuinj, Parkusap, Reshun, Parwak, Kuragh, Aveer, Chapali and Brep.
Tehsil Mastuj starts right after the end of Baranis, Reshun, Kuragh, Buni, Aveer, Parwak, Mastuj, Chinar, Chuinj, Chapali, Brep, Bang and Meragram are the main areas of Tehsil Mastuj.
