Bumburet

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Bumburait (Kalasha: Mumuret, ) is the largest valley of Kalasha Desh in Lower Chitral District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa the province of Pakistan. It is one of the three valleys of Kalasha Valleys. An archaeology museum known as Kalasha Dur Museum, is situated in the valley. The Bumburait valley joins the Rumbur valley at 35.73889°N, 71.72778°W 1600 m, and then joins the Kunar Valley at the village of Ayun (35.71444°N, 71.77778°W, 2288 meters, some 20 km south (downstream) of Chitral. To the west the valley rises to a pass connecting to Afghanistan's Nuristan Province at about 4500 m. The valley is inhabited by the Kalash people, and has become a tourist destination. 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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