Elum Ghar

Elum Ghar is a mountain of Pir Baba in the Buner District of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. It lies on the westside of Pir Baba. Its height is approximately 2,800 metres, Mingora, a city of Swat Valley, can be seen from the top of Elum mountain.Hiking this mountain is a popular activity due to the many gushing streams and beautiful lakes that can be seen while going up the mountain.

History

It also hosts the old Indus civilisation, connected it to the ruins of Swabi and Swat valley. Few of them have been dug by locals very roughly in search of the idols, utensils and other archaeological items but most of the historic items are believed tp be still lying untouched. There is a great treasure of knowledge for the archaeologists and historians in this mountain.

It is famous for its Snakes and Cobras near the top. There is a local proverb "Chey maar zuan shi nu elum ta zee", i.e. when the snake becomes a youth, it goes to Elum.

Festivals

Every year at the end of July or at the beginning of August the festival of "Jushn-e-Elum" is held, it is celebrated by the youth from nearby villages. They celebrate it to get out of the heat of the valley and stay for a couple of days in the cold weather of the mountain.