Bumburet
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Bumburet
وادی بمبوریت | |
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  Bumburet  Bumburet | |
| Coordinates: 35°42′2″N 71°41′30″E / 35.70056°N 71.69167°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| State | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Lower Chitral District |
| Elevation | 2,288 m (7,507 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Bumburet (Kalasha: Mumuret, Urdu: وادی بمبوریت, also spelt Bumboret[1] or Bumburait) is the largest valley of Kalasha Desh in Lower Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[2][3] It is one of the three valleys of Kalasha Valleys and a tourist destination in the northern Pakistan.[4][5]
The Bumburet Valley joins the Rumbur Valley from the south (at 35°44′20″N 71°43′40″E / 35.73889°N 71.72778°E, 1,600 metres (5,200 ft)), and then joins the Kunar Valley at the village of Ayun (at 35°42′52″N 71°46′40″E / 35.71444°N 71.77778°E, 2288 meters), some 20 kilometres (12 mi) south (downstream) of Chitral. To the west the valley rises to a pass connecting to Afghanistan's Nuristan Province at about 4,500 metres (14,800 ft).[6][better source needed] Lying in the Hindu Kush mountain range, the area features streams, meadows and agricultural fields with walnut and apricot trees.[4] The valley is inhabited primarily by the Kalash people, and has become a tourist destination. An archaeology museum known as Kalasha Dur Museum, is situated in the valley.[4][7]
The infrastructure of the region was destroyed by the havoc floods during July – August 2015 triggered by heavy rainfalls and glacial outburst.[8][7] The ruined areas were visited by the British royals, Prince William and Princess Catherine of Wales on their tour to Pakistan in October 2019.[9]
See also
[edit]- Chilam Joshi, a festival celebrated in the region
References
[edit]- ^ Rickett, Oscar (16 April 2011). "Culture Kalash in Pakistan". The Guardian.
- ^ "Pakistan: Kalash valley culture at risk from Taliban". The Guardian. 17 October 2011.
- ^ "بمبوریت کے مسجد کی تعمیر نو کیلئے ایم پی اے وزیر زادہ کی طرف سے پانچ لاکھ روپے کا اعلان". Chitral Times (in Urdu). 6 November 2019.
- ^ a b c Muzaffar, E.Noor (12 October 2021). "The spectacular Kalash valley". The News International. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "Tourists left stranded in Chitral Valley". The News International.
- ^ TP (15 August 2017). "Bumburet Valley". Today Pakistan. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ a b Khan, R.Saeed (9 December 2018). "Declared 'intangible', the heritage of Kalash is over 3,000 years old – but will it survive the 21st century?". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ Khan, R. Saeed (4 October 2015). "Earthly matters: At the mercy of climate change". Dawn Newspaper. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Prince William calls for climate change action on glacier visit". BBC. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
Sources
[edit]- Kochetov, Alexei; Arsenault, Paul; Petersen, Jan Heegård; Kalas, Sikandar; Kalash, Taj Khan (December 2021). "Kalasha (Bumburet variety)". Journal of the International Phonetic Association. 51 (3): 468–489. doi:10.1017/S0025100319000367.
- 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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Media related to Bumburet Valley at Wikimedia Commons
- "Kalasha Valleys". lowerchitral.kp.gov.pk.
