Kalasha
Lands
The Kalasha valleys of Bamburet, Birir and Rumbur in the Hindu Kush, Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Countries Pakistan
Facts 3
Culture
Suri Jagek, meaning observing the sun, is the Kalasha system of reading the sun, moon, stars and shadows; UNESCO listed it for urgent safeguarding in 2018.
As of 2018 Source: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, Decision of the Intergovernmental Committee: 13.COM 10.A.6 (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Today
Kalasha families use Suri Jagek to choose the right time to sow seeds and care for livestock, and to anticipate natural hazards.
Source: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, Decision of the Intergovernmental Committee: 13.COM 10.A.6 (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Land
Suri Jagek is practiced at local observatories in three Kalasha valley villages: Bamburet, Birir and Rumbur.
Source: Press Information Department, Government of Pakistan, Pakistan's first independent nomination Suri Jagek inscribed by UNESCO (PR No. 04) (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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