Bumburet Explained

Bumburait
Native Name Lang:ur
Other Name:وادی بمبوریت
Settlement Type:valley
Pushpin Map:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa#Pakistan
Pushpin Label Position:Location of Pakistan
Coordinates:35.7006°N 71.6917°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Lower Chitral District
Elevation M:2,288
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics1 Title1:Official language
Demographics1 Info1:Urdu
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5

Bumburait (Kalasha: Mumuret, ur|وادی بمبوریت) is the largest valley of Kalasha Desh in Lower Chitral District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa the province of Pakistan.[1] [2] It is one of the three valleys of Kalasha Valleys. An archaeology museum known as Kalasha Dur Museum, is situated in the valley.[3] [4] The Bumburait valley joins the Rumbur valley at 35.7389°N 71.7278°W, and then joins the Kunar Valley at the village of Ayun (35.7144°N 71.7778°W, 2288 meters, some south (downstream) of Chitral. To the west the valley rises to a pass connecting to Afghanistan's Nuristan Province at about . The valley is inhabited by the Kalash people, and has become a tourist destination.[5] However, their population is rapidly declining. As of 2019, only 37 households existed in the valley that still followed traditional practices.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bumburet Valley | Pakistan Tourism Portal. paktourismportal.com. 31 December 2022.
  2. News: بمبوریت کے مسجد کی تعمیر نو کیلئے ایم پی اے وزیر زادہ کی طرف سے پانچ لاکھ روپے کا اعلان . Chitral Times . 6 November 2019 . ur.
  3. News: Muzaffar . E.Noor . The spectacular Kalash valley . 25 November 2024 . . 12 October 2021.
  4. News: Khan . R.Saeed . Declared ‘intangible’, the heritage of Kalash is over 3,000 years old – but will it survive the 21st century? . 25 November 2024 . . 9 December 2018.
  5. Web site: TP. 2017-08-15. Bumburet Valley. https://web.archive.org/web/20210113143017/https://todaypakistan.info/bumburet-valley/. dead. 13 January 2021. 2020-09-28. Today Pakistan. en-US.