Mastuj

Mastuj lies in upper Chitral, at the meeting of routes through the Hindu Kush. To the east the Shandur Pass leads towards the Gilgit valley, while other mountain paths connect it with Yasin. An old fort was built here in the eighteenth century and later rebuilt. During the struggles for Chitral, Kator princes who had lost power withdrew to Mastuj and Yasin, remaining close to the passes that linked the neighbouring valleys.