Bumburet

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] It is one of the three valleys of Kalasha Valleys and a tourist destination in the northern Pakistan.^[3][4]

Bumburet وادی بمبوریت
valley
Bumburet Show map of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bumburet Show map of Pakistan
Coordinates: 35°42′2″N 71°41′30″E
Country	Pakistan
State	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District	Lower Chitral District
Elevation	2,288 m (7,507 ft)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)

The Bumburet Valley joins the Rumbur Valley from the south (at 35°44′20″N 71°43′40″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, 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).^{[5][better source needed]} Lying in the Hindu Kush mountain range, the area features streams, meadows and agricultural fields with walnut and apricot trees.^[3] 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.^[3][6]

Much of the infrastructure of the region was destroyed by the floods during July – August 2015 triggered by heavy rainfalls and glacial outburst.^[7][6] The ruined areas were visited by the British royals, Prince William and Princess Catherine of Wales on their tour of Pakistan in October 2019.^[8]

See also

• Chilam Joshi, a festival celebrated in the region