Kalkatak

Kalkatak is a town in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. A hamlet on the left bank of the Chitral river below Drosh, situated on a steep, protruding cliff. Languages: Kalasha, Dardic, Phalura, Gawarbati etc. The inhabitants are Muslims.

Kalkatak (کلکاٹک)
Country Pakistan
ProvinceKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictChitral
Government
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
LanguageKhowar

Kalkatak is an ex Kalasha village in (Urdu) Kalkatak Southern Chitral in northern Pakistan. The village is home to three languages Kalasha, Palula and Khowar. According to the census 2017 report, the population of the village is near to 3000. The village is also has been hosting a great number of Afghan refugees since 1980.

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