Country Pakistan Local time Monday 1:42 PM | Time zone PST (UTC+5) Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
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Khouzh (pronounced as khoxh in the local language) is a village in Pakistan, situated 130 km from Chitral town. It is surrounded by high mountains. The river of Chitral flows along the village to its east. Yarkoon valley and Mastuj are situated at the north and south respectively.
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Map of Khouzh, Pakistan
Population and people
Around 2000 people live in the village. The people speak the Chitrali language. The inhabitants settled there many centuries ago. Four major tribes live in the village: Khoshwaqt, Sheghniye,Syed and Qaziye Khouzh (Upper and Lower),the Hon (Barren Land) between and the Hill behind belong to every person who lives in the village,
Education
The literacy rate is almost 70%; the rate is 100% in the young generation, but people above the age of 40 are less educated due to having no special education system at that time. At that time only one primary school was present, but today there are three schools. These are playing their role in educating the people of the area. The Agha Khan school is playing an especially important role in educating girls, which is why the literacy rate among girls is equal to the literacy rate of boys.
Irrigation
The village is irrigated by two main sources of water called Molkhoxanogh, and Thorkoxanogh. Thorkhoxanogh is much more in volume than Molkhoxanogh, and this is why the upper side of the village, which is irrigated by Thokoxanogh is much greener than the lower side.most part of the village is not irrigated due to having water deficiency during the season of summer,however the local people exploit these areas and use it as a pasture throughout the year.