Travel and culture of Kailaash Valley (Pakistan)
Culture and excursions of Kailash Valley Kalash (Kailash Valley Kalash is a tribe located in the Hindu Kush Mountains in the Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. This tribe speaks the Kalash language which belongs to the Dardi language family. This language is very popular in this region. Reason for naming. According to linguist Richard Strand, the tribes living in Chitral district have borrowed the name from ancient Kafiristan. The Kalasha or Kalash tribes increased their influence in Chitral over time. It is also said in one passage that the name Kailash was actually "Kasavo" which was later used as "Kasio". This name was reserved by the tribes of Nuristan for the tribes settled here. In later periods, the name Casio became Kalasayo and gradually became Kalasa and then Kalasha and now Kailash. [Citation needed] Culture ...