The Kalash or the Kalasha are the only pagan minority residing in the Chitral district of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhua. They form the smallest minority community in Pakistan. The Kalashas live in three valleys of Chitral namely, Rumbur, Brumbret and Birir. The Rumbur and Brumbret form a single culture due to their very similar cultural practices, while Birir being the most traditional one forms a separate culture.
In the 3rd century BC, on his mission and journeys through the Hindu Kush range, Alexander the Great and his troops left their footprints and descendants to what is today called the Kalash Valley, home to an ethnic community in Pakistan who are blue-eyed and have fair skin.
In one of the remotest parts of Pakistan, there is living a tribal group who, after carrying out several DNA tests, have claimed ancestry as descendants of Alexander the Great and his army, meaning that they are direct descendants of the ancient Greek-Macedonian people.
Enriched with culture and their own traditional values, the total population of Kalash Valley is somewhere between 4000 and 5000. Surrounded by the mighty Hindukush mountain range, Kalash valley is traditionally apart from the country’s predominant religion Islam due to its remote location. Foreign as well as domestic tourists visit the scenic destination not just because of its vibrant culture but also because of the beautiful mountains that surround this place and the picturesque views one gets to see in the valley.
Duration: 10 Days
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