Bumburet

Bumburet
وادی پمپوریت
Valley
Bumburet
Coordinates: 35°42′2″N 71°41′30″E / 35.70056°N 71.69167°E / 35.70056; 71.69167Coordinates: 35°42′2″N 71°41′30″E / 35.70056°N 71.69167°E / 35.70056; 71.69167
Country  Pakistan
State Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District Chitral District
Elevation 1,100 m (3,600 ft)
Time zone PST (UTC+5)

Bumburet (Kalasha: Mumuret, Urdu: وادی پمپوریت) is the largest valley of Kalasha Desh in Chitral District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Bumbret Valley

The Bumburet valley joins the Rumbur valley at 35°44′20″N 71°43′40″E / 35.73889°N 71.72778°E / 35.73889; 71.72778 (1640 m), and then joins the Kunar Valley at the village of Ayun (35°42′52″N 71°46′40″E / 35.71444°N 71.77778°E / 35.71444; 71.77778, 1400 m), 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.[1]

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