Kalash Valleys

E55102

The Kalash Valleys are a remote mountainous region in northern Pakistan known for their indigenous Kalash people, distinctive polytheistic culture, wooden architecture, and vibrant seasonal festivals.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Kalash Valleys canonical 4
Kalash region 2
Kalasha 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
valley region
accessVia Chitral District
surface form: Chitral town
architectureStyle traditional wooden houses
buildingMaterial stone
timber
climate mountain climate
contains Birir Valley
Bumburet Valley
Rumbur Valley
country Pakistan
culturalHeritageStatus intangible cultural heritage at risk
culturalRegion Chitral District
surface form: Chitral region
dressFeature beaded headdresses
black robes of Kalash women
ethnicGroup Kalash people
hasCustom communal feasts
distinctive funeral rites
ritual dances
hasFestival Chawmos festival
Joshi festival
Chawmos festival
surface form: Uchau festival
inhabitedBy Kalash people
knownFor colorful traditional dress
indigenous Kalash culture
polytheistic religion
seasonal festivals
unique language and customs
wooden architecture
languageSpoken Kalash Valleys self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kalasha-mun
locatedIn northern Pakistan
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Chitral District
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
mountainRange Hindu Kush
near Afghanistan border
partOf Hindu Kush
populationGroupStatus ethnic and religious minority in Pakistan
regionType remote mountainous region
religionPracticed Kalash polytheism
religiousStructure altars
sacred groves
shrines
timeZone Pakistan Standard Time
tourismType cultural tourism
eco-tourism
traditionalEconomy agriculture
animal husbandry
small-scale tourism

Referenced by (12)

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Chitral District hasIndigenousLanguage Kalash Valleys
this entity surface form: Kalasha-mun
Chitral District hasValley Kalash Valleys
Kalash people selfDesignation Kalash Valleys
this entity surface form: Kalasha
Kalash Valleys languageSpoken Kalash Valleys self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kalasha-mun
Khowar closelyRelatedTo Kalash Valleys
this entity surface form: Kalasha
Bumburet Valley partOf Kalash Valleys
Bumburet Valley hasCulturalSite Kalash Valleys
this entity surface form: Kalash graveyards
Rumbur Valley partOf Kalash Valleys
Rumbur Valley ethnolinguisticRegion Kalash Valleys
this entity surface form: Kalash region
Birir Valley partOf Kalash Valleys
this entity surface form: Kalash valleys
Birir Valley culturalRegion Kalash Valleys
this entity surface form: Kalash region