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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][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
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