Arandu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Arandu (ارندو) is a small valley is situated in Lower Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Province Pakistan. The valley is on the banks of the Landai Sin River just above its confluence with the Kunar River. Arandu lies on the border with Kunar Province, Afghanistan.
History
Anglo-Afghan War of 1919
During the Afghan War of Independence in 1919, the area was part of the Chatral front of the war where the Afghans invaded British India and were led to victory over the British Empire and its Raj Subjects by Mir Zaman Khan.
Demographics
Ethnically most residents are Chitralis, and Gawar-Bati is the language spoken by the majority of the people in Arandu. As Arandu has a low elevation and is the last village in Chitral District on the traditional trade route to Kabul, locally this language is also known as Aranduiwar. Pashto, Urdu, and Khowar are also spoken and understood.
Geography
Arandu has the lowest elevation of any place in Chitral District Arandu is located on the banks of the Landai Sin River (Bashgal River) just above its intersection with the Kunar River (Chitral River), along the Drosh-Jalalabad Road. The Drosh-Jalalabad Road, including water traffic along the Kunar, used to be part of a major trade route from India to Kabul. Arundu is built on river benches that rise above the agricultural fields next to the two rivers.
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