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Kalash
وادی کیلاش
Kalash ; وادی کیلاش
Valley
	The three remote valleys are home to the animist Kalash people
	Kalash ; وادی کیلاش Kalash Valley
	Coordinates: 35°42′2″N 71°41′29″E / 35.70056°N 71.69139°E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District	Chitral District
Area
• Total	456.58 km2 (176.29 sq mi)
Elevation	1,670 m (5,480 ft)
Population (2003)
• Total	9,000
• Density	20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)

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The Kalasha Valleys (Kalasha-mondr: Kaĺaśa Desh; Urdu: وادی کیلاش) are valleys in Chitral District in northern Pakistan. The valleys are surrounded by the Hindu Kush mountain range. The inhabitants of the valley are the Kalash people, who have a unique culture, language and follow a form of religion that is associated with their surroundings like the mountains and rivers.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).^[1]^[2] The largest and most populous valley is Bumburet (Mumuret), reached by a road from Ayun in the Kunar Valley. Rumbur is a side valley north of Bumburet. The third valley, Biriu (Birir), is a side valley of the Kunar Valley south of Bumburet.

Kalash people

The Kalash people are a small religious and ethnic minority of Pakistan. The Kalash religion is polytheist faith similar to ancient forms of Hinduism and the people offer sacrifices for their gods. Their culture is interlinked with their religion and includes several unique festivals and celebrations. The people generally do not intermarry or cohabit regions with local Muslims but neither are they hostile towards them. The people are under legal and constitutional protection of the State of Pakistan as a scheduled tribe.^{[citation needed]}

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Typical homes in the Kalasha Valleys
A school in the Kalasha Valleys
A Kalasha woman

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Chitral Kalash

[1] ttp://www.tourism.gov.pk/kalash_valley_nothern_areas.htm

[2] ttp://www.press.umich.edu/pdf/0472097830-02.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

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-The '''Kalasha Valleys''' ([[Kalasha-mun|Kalasha-mondr]]: ''{{lang|kls|Kaĺaśa Desh}}''; {{lang-ur|{{nq|وادی کیلاش}}}}) are valleys in [[Chitral District]] in northern [[Pakistan]]. The valleys are surrounded by the [[Hindu Kush]] mountain range. The inhabitants of the valley are the [[Kalash people]], who have a unique culture, language and follow a form of [[Historical Vedic religion|ancient Hinduism]].<ref name="Minahan2014">{{cite book|last=Minahan|first=James B.|title=Ethnic Groups of North, East, and Central Asia: An Encyclopedia|date=10 February 2014|publisher=ABC-CLIO|language=English |isbn=9781610690188|page=205|quote=Living in the high mountain valleys, the Nuristani retained their ancient culture and their religion, a form of ancient Hinduism with many customs and rituals developed locally. Certain deities were revered only by one tribe or community, but one deity was universally worshipped by all Nuristani as the Creator, the Hindu god Yama Raja, called ''imr'o'' or ''imra'' by the Nuristani tribes.}}</ref> As such, the Kalasha Valleys are a source of attraction for Pakistanis as well as International tourists. There are three main valleys.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kalashaheritage.org/kalashavalleys/ |title=The Kalasha Valleys |publisher=Kalasha Heritage Conservation |accessdate=8 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111054126/http://kalashaheritage.org/kalashavalleys/ |archive-date=11 November 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>http://www.tourism.gov.pk/kalash_valley_nothern_areas.htm</ref><ref>http://www.press.umich.edu/pdf/0472097830-02.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> The largest and most populous valley is [[Bumburet]] (Mumuret), reached by a road from [[Ayun, Chitral|Ayun]] in the [[Kunar Valley]]. [[Rumbur]] is a side valley north of Bumburet.  The third valley, Biriu ([[Birir]]), is a side valley of the Kunar Valley south of Bumburet.
+The '''Kalasha Valleys''' ([[Kalasha-mun|Kalasha-mondr]]: ''{{lang|kls|Kaĺaśa Desh}}''; {{lang-ur|{{nq|وادی کیلاش}}}}) are valleys in [[Chitral District]] in northern [[Pakistan]]. The valleys are surrounded by the [[Hindu Kush]] mountain range. The inhabitants of the valley are the [[Kalash people]], who have a unique culture, language and follow a form of religion that is associated with their surroundings like the mountains and rivers.<ref name="Minahan2014">{{cite book|last=Minahan|first=James B.|title=Ethnic Groups of North, East, and Central Asia: An Encyclopedia|date=10 February 2014|publisher=ABC-CLIO|language=English |isbn=9781610690188|page=205|quote=Living in the high mountain valleys, the Nuristani retained their ancient culture and their religion, with many customs and rituals developed locally. Kalash do not worship dieties or statues, the Kalasha Valleys are a source of attraction for Pakistanis as well as International tourists. There are three main valleys.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kalashaheritage.org/kalashavalleys/ |title=The Kalasha Valleys |publisher=Kalasha Heritage Conservation |accessdate=8 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111054126/http://kalashaheritage.org/kalashavalleys/ |archive-date=11 November 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>http://www.tourism.gov.pk/kalash_valley_nothern_areas.htm</ref><ref>http://www.press.umich.edu/pdf/0472097830-02.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> The largest and most populous valley is [[Bumburet]] (Mumuret), reached by a road from [[Ayun, Chitral|Ayun]] in the [[Kunar Valley]]. [[Rumbur]] is a side valley north of Bumburet.  The third valley, Biriu ([[Birir]]), is a side valley of the Kunar Valley south of Bumburet.
 ==Kalash people==

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