Reshun is a valley located on the left bank of Kunar River, in Upper Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Reshun is mentioned in Nizari Ismaili Pir Sabzali’s travel diary, in which he details his journey to Central Asia under the assignment of Aga Khan III Sir Sultan Mohammad Shah. Pir Sabzali describes the majlis that he experienced in the region of Reshun, held in devotion to the contemporary Ismaili Imam, as well as to the famous Persian luminary, Nasir-i Khusraw. [1]
Climate
In Reshun, the average annual temperature is -1.4 °C | 29.4 °F, with an average precipitation of 559 mm | 22.0 inch per annum.[2]
References
- ^ Virani, Shafique N., and Nizarali J. Virani. “Pīr Sabzālī: Journey to Central Asia (Madhya Eshiyā nī rasik vigato).” In An Anthology of Ismaili Literature: A Shiʿi Vision of Islam. Edited by Hermann Landolt, Samira Sheikh and Kutub Kassam, 77-81. London: I.B. Tauris in association with Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2008 https://www.academia.edu/37220729/Pir_Sabzali_Journey_to_Central_Asia
- ^ “Reshun climate: Weather Reshun & temperature by month”.