Bumburet (
Kalasha: ', , also spelt Bumboret or Bumburait) is the largest valley of
Kalasha Desh in
Lower Chitral District of
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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province of
Pakistan
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. It is one of the three valleys of
Kalasha Valleys and a tourist destination in the
northern Pakistan.
The Bumburet Valley joins the
Rumbur Valley from the south (at , ), and then joins the
Kunar Valley at the village of
Ayun (at , 2288 meters), some south (downstream) of
Chitral
Chitral () is a city situated on the Kunar River, Chitral River in northern area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It serves as the capital of the Lower Chitral District, and was previously the capital of Chitral District, and before ...
. To the west the valley rises to a pass connecting to Afghanistan's
Nuristan Province at about . Lying in the
Hindu Kush
The Hindu Kush is an mountain range in Central Asia, Central and South Asia to the west of the Himalayas. It stretches from central and eastern Afghanistan into northwestern Pakistan and far southeastern Tajikistan. The range forms the wester ...
mountain range, the area features streams, meadows and agricultural fields with walnut and apricot trees.
The valley is inhabited primarily by the
Kalash people, and has become a tourist destination. There is an archaeology museum,
Kalasha Dur Museum, in the valley.
Much of the infrastructure of the region was destroyed by the floods during July – August 2015 triggered by heavy rainfalls and glacial outburst.
The ruined areas were visited by the British royals,
Prince William and
Princess Catherine of Wales on their tour of Pakistan in October 2019.
See also
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Chilam Joshi, a festival celebrated in the region
References
Sources
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*Naeem, H., Rana, A., R., & Sarfarz, N. (June 2011). Attitude Measurement and Testing: An Empirical Study of Kalash People in Pakistan. Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research in Business, vol. 3, No 2.
External links
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Populated places in Lower Chitral District
Hill stations in Pakistan
Kalasha Valleys
Valleys of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa