Kalash or Kalasha may refer to:

Peoples and languages

Kalash people The Kalasha (Kalasha: کالؕاشؕا, romanised: ''Kaḷaṣa)'', or Kalash, are an Indo-Aryan indigenous people residing in the Chitral District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The Kalash population in Pakistan numbers only i ...

, or Kalasha, an ethnic group of Chitral, Pakistan *

Kalasha-mun Kalasha (locally: ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Kalash people, in the Chitral District in Pakistan. There are an estimated 5,000 speakers of Kalasha. It is an endangered language and there is an ongoing language shift to Khowar. ...

, a language of Chitral, Pakistan *

Kalasha-ala Waigali (') is a language spoken by about 10,000 Nuristani people of the Waigal Valley in Afghanistan's Nuristan Province. The native name is ''Kalaṣa-alâ'' 'Kalasha-language'. "Waigali" refers to the dialect of the Väy people of the upp ...

, a language of Nuristan, Afghanistan

People with the name

Kalash (rapper) Kévin Valleray (born 12 June 1988), known by his stage name Kalash, is a Martinican-born French rapper and singer mixing trap music and Caribbean influences. Kalash is a reference to the Russian Kalashnikov rifle. He is also famous for his co ...

(Kévin Valleray, born 1988), a French rapper *

Kalash Criminel Amira Kiziamina, known better by his stage name Kalash Criminel, is a French rapper. He is albino and chooses to wear a balaclava, because when his musical activities began, he had to hide his face as his mother did not want him to rap. However, ...

(Amira Kiziamina, born 1995), a French rapper from the Democratic Republic of Congo * Kalash l'Afro (born 1979), a French rapper of Tunisian origin

Places

Kalasha Valleys The Kalasha Valleys ( Kalasha-mondr: '; ur, ) are valleys in Chitral District in northern Pakistan. The valleys are surrounded by the Hindu Kush mountain range. The inhabitants of the valley are the Kalash people, who have a unique culture, lang ...

, in Chitral District, Pakistan *

Kalash, Iran Kalash ( fa, كلاش, also Romanized as Kalāsh; also known as Kalās, Keyālāsh, Kialāsh, and Kūlash) is a village in Chelleh Khaneh Rural District, Sufian District, Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, offic ...

, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Kalash-e Bozorg, a village in Ardabil Province, Iran

Other uses

Kalasha A kalasha, also spelled kalash or kalasa, also called ghat or ghot ( sa, कलश , Telugu: కలశము Kannada: ಕಳಶ literally "pitcher, pot"), is a metal (brass, copper, silver or gold) pot with a large base and small mouth, large eno ...

, or kalash, a pot used in Hindu rituals *

Mandir kalash A ''mandir kalash'' is a metal or stone spire used to top the domes of Hindu temples. It has been used for the purpose since the eras the Chalukyas, Guptas and Mauryas. Types Basically, There are four types of ''mandir kalash'': * ''Singh-Kala ...

, a spire in Hindu temples * Kalash (footwear) * ''Kalash'' (TV series), an Indian soap opera 2001–2003 **''

Kalash - Ek Vishwaas ''Kalash - Ek Vishwaas'' is an Indian soap opera that premiered on 23 March 2015 on Life OK. The show was produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor under their banner Balaji Telefilms. The show stars Aparna Dixit and Krip Suri. The show is name ...

'', an Indian soap opera 2015–2017 *

Kalashnikov rifle A Kalashnikov (Калашников) rifle is any one of a series of automatic rifles based on the original design of Mikhail Kalashnikov. They are officially known in Russian as "Avtomát Kaláshnikova" ( rus, Автома́т Кала́шник� ...

, colloquially known as Kalash

Peoples and languages

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