The Most Unique Festival of Broghul would be held from 28 July this year.
CHITRAL: To attract tourists on world level and to promote Eco-tourism and uplifting economic conditions of Broghul valley and its inhabitants the most remote and backward area in North Chitral a 3 to 5 days Broghul festival would be lanched from July 28 this year. The three-day Boroghil Festival is being organized by Chianter Welfare Organization in collaboration with Pakistan Wetlands Programme.
The festival will feature local folk games and sport especially yak polo. Besides, traditional cuisine will also be displayed on the occasion.
The people of the area have been celebrating the event for the last about seven years on the ancient Silk Route in collaboration with some non-government organisations. The festival is held near the famous Kurumbar Lake and the 33-km-long Chiantar glacier.
The valley with its population of about 1,500 people shares its borders with Wakhan corridor of Afghanistan via Darwaza pass, with Hunza via Chilingi pass and is linked with Ishkoman valley through Sukhtarabad pass and Yasin valley through the Darkhot pass. The Kurumbar Lake, the source of the Yarkhoon river, links the area with the Pamir Plateau.
The area can truly be called the roof of the world due to its location in the middle of Pamir sliced among the borders of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and China.
Boroghil valley from July 28.
The three-day Boroghil Festival is being organized by Chianter Welfare Organization in collaboration with Pakistan Wetlands Programme.
The festival will feature local folk games and sport especially yak polo. Besides, traditional cuisine will also be displayed on the occasion.
The people of the area have been celebrating the event for the last about seven years on the ancient Silk Route in collaboration with some non-government organisations. The festival is held near the famous Kurumbar Lake and the 33-km-long Chiantar glacier.
The valley with its population of about 1,500 people shares its borders with Wakhan corridor of Afghanistan via Darwaza pass, with Hunza via Chilingi pass and is linked with Ishkoman valley through Sukhtarabad pass and Yasin valley through the Darkhot pass. The Kurumbar Lake, the source of the Yarkhoon river, links the area with the Pamir Plateau.
The area can truly be called the roof of the world due to its location in the middle of Pamir sliced among the borders of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and China.
Boroghil valley from July 28.
The three-day Boroghil Festival is being organized by Chianter Welfare Organization in collaboration with Pakistan Wetlands Programme.
The festival will feature local folk games and sport especially yak polo. Besides, traditional cuisine will also be displayed on the occasion.
The people of the area have been celebrating the event for the last about seven years on the ancient Silk Route in collaboration with some non-government organisations. The festival is held near the famous Kurumbar Lake and the 33-km-long Chiantar glacier.
The valley with its population of about 1,500 people shares its borders with Wakhan corridor of Afghanistan via Darwaza pass, with Hunza via Chilingi pass and is linked with Ishkoman valley through Sukhtarabad pass and Yasin valley through the Darkhot pass. The Kurumbar Lake, the source of the Yarkhoon river, links the area with the Pamir Plateau.
The area can truly be called the roof of the world due to its location in the middle of Pamir sliced among the borders of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and China.