Mojand Hut
The place
Mojand Hut in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Chitral/Kalam sector (Hindu Kush, Karakoram-Hindu Kush, Pakistan), at 3201 m elevation, on the Hindu Kush slope. Continuous cluster Pakistan Karakoram-Hindu Kush (batches 260-388, 3 entries). Shepherds' summer hut at Mojand (Khowar/Pashto + historic Chitral on the Afghan border + Hindu Kush, 800 km range, 4,000-7,000 m + Karakoram, K2, 8,611 m, world's 2nd highest peak + Swat Valley, the "Switzerland of Pakistan" + heritage of the Chitralis/Kohistanis (a Dardic people, about 300,000, speaking Khowar + the Kalash, about 4,000, the last polytheistic minority, UNESCO-recognized and endangered + Alexander the Great, 327-325 BCE, Bactrian campaign + Mahmud of Ghazni, 999-1030, invasions + the Mughal Empire, 1526-1857, iconic Taj Mahal + Partition, 1947, bloody, 14 August, about 1 million dead, 15 million displaced with India + heritage of Malala Yousafzai, born 1997, Nobel Peace Prize 2014, shot by the Taliban on 9 October 2012, an icon of girls' education + the Taliban, founded 2001, post-Soviet, retook Kabul in 2021, Afghanistan).
The setting
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chitral/Kalam Hindu Kush Karakoram-HK Pakistan 3201 m HK slope, continuous cluster batches 260-388 3 entries, shepherds' hut Mojand Khowar/Pashto + Chitral Afghan border + Hindu Kush 800 km 4,000-7,000 m + K2 8,611 m world's 2nd highest + Swat Switzerland of Pakistan, Chitralis/Kohistanis Dardic ~300,000 Khowar + Kalash ~4,000 polytheistic UNESCO endangered + Alexander 327-325 BCE Bactria + Mahmud of Ghazni 999-1030 + Mughal 1526-1857 Taj Mahal + Partition 1947 14 August ~1 million dead 15 million displaced + Malala born 1997 Nobel 2014 shot by Taliban 9 Oct 2012 girls' education + Taliban founded 2001/2021 retook Kabul Afghanistan.
