KALASH VALLEYS

 

KALASH VALLEYS



The Kalash Valleys, comprised of Bumboret, Rumbur, and Birir, are home to the Kalash people, a religious and ethnic minority in Pakistan with their own beliefs, culture and language. The valleys they live in are certainly some of the most beautiful places in Pakistan – not just for their natural splendour, but also for the beauty of the Kalash themselves.

The valley of Rumbur is particularly stunning. Here, kilometres of dusty road and mountains rumble alongside the Kalash River. The Kalash people live in wooden homes that cling to the high hills, and the women are particularly famous for their brightly-coloured traditional dress and headwear that differs from anything else one can find in Pakistan.

Being only 2.5 hours from Chitral City, it’s very easy to make it out to one of the valleys these days. If you do decide to head to Rumbur, take a day to trek all the way into the valley. The last settlement of Rumbur, Sheikhandeh, is a former Nuristani village whose inhabitants migrated across the border to Pakistan a few hundred years ago.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

KHUNJERAB PASS

Image
   KHUNJERAB PASS This high-mountain pass isn’t for the faint of heart. At nearly 4,600 metres (15,397 feet), this popular tourist attraction connects Pakistan with China to form the highest paved border crossing in the world. Many people venture to the border to take photos at the official gate, which is surrounded by insanely tall peaks and grassy fields. As for transport, it’s best to travel here with your own vehicle as bus tickets can get pricey. For adventurous travellers, hitchhiking is also an option, as it is on much of the Karakoram Highway.
Read more

St Jerome

St  Jerome  "Good, better, best. Never let it rest. 'Til your good is better and your better is best." Born:                                             c.347 Died:                                             419 or 420   Bethlehem Subjects Of Study:                      monasticism St. Jerome , Latin in full  Eusebius Hieronymus , pseudonym  Sophronius , (born  c.  347, Stridon, Dalmatia—died 419/420, Bethlehem, Palestine; feast day September 30), biblical translator and monastic leader, traditionally regarded as the most learned of the Latin Fathers. He lived for a time as a hermit, became a priest, served as secretary to Pope  Damasus I , and about 389 established a monastery at Bethlehem. His numerous  biblical ,  ascetical , monastic, and theological works profoundly influenced the early  Middle Ages . He is known particularly for his Latin translation of the  Bible , the  Vulgate , and  is considered a   doctor of the church .
Read more

Allama Iqbal

Image
                       Muhammad Iqbal 'Allama Iqbal motivates Muslims for hard-work' Sir Muhammad Iqbal    ( Urdu :  محمد اقبال ‎; 9 November 1877 – 21 April 1938), was a  South Asian   Muslim  writer,  philosopher,  and politician,  whose poetry in the  Urdu language  is among the greatest of the twentieth century,  and whose vision of a cultural and political ideal for the Muslims of  British-ruled India.  was to animate the impulse for  Pakistan .  He is commonly referred to by the honorific  Allama  (from  Persian :  علامہ ‎, romanized :  ʿallama   lit.  'very knowing, most learned').  
Read more