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Khoshey people

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Khoshey-خوشے
Wooden utensil used by Khoshey tribe of Chitral
Total population
ca. 21,000
Regions with significant populations
Torkhow, Mulkhow, Laspur, Chitral, Drosh, Kalam, Ghizer, Ayon Chitral District, Khyber Pakhtun Khwa, Pakistan
Languages
Khowar
Urdu or Pashto also understood widely as second languages
Related ethnic groups
Chitrali

The Khoshey (Khowar: Khow, Chitrali:[clarification needed] Khosh Yemeni) are a Kho tribe residing in the Torkhow, Mulkhow, Laspur, Chitral, Drosh, Tirich Mir, Ayon, Chitral District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan and Badakhshan. The Khoshey speak the Khowar language.