Visiting places in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
It provides an inclusive collections of beautiful pictures of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and all of the famous and attractive visiting places there. Travel guide about Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is also available to visit various visiting places there to enjoy the best and memorable moments of your life while exploring there.
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Ansoo Lake
Ansoo Lake, the most beautiful lake, is situated in Kaghan Valley near Malika Parbat in Manoor Valley at an altitude of 13,940 feet. It is just like the teardrop shape, so named as - Ansoo -, means teardrop in English. It also looks like a human eye in shape.
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Ayubia
Ayubia, also known as Ayubia National Park, is located at the distance of 80 km from Rawalpindi, in Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is situated at an elevation of 8,000 feet above sea level and a large collection of pine forests in Pakistan and has a collection of 104 different species of plants. The climate of Ayubia remains cold in summers and that coldness becomes harsh in winter.
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Babusar Pass
Babusar Pass, the highest mountain pass in Kaghan Valley, is located at a distance of 66km from Naran. It is very cold even in the summer. It connects Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with Chilas, Gilgit Baltistan with Korakuram Highway.
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Bahrain
Bahrain is a hill station located in Swat district of KPK 60 km North of Mingora at an elevation of 4700 ft on the right bank of Swat River. It is named Bahrain due to its location at the confluence of the Daral and Swat rivers. It is known for its riverside tourist resorts, local handicrafts, and its view of the confluence of the Daral and Swat Rivers.
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Bala Hisar Fort
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Dunga Gali
Dunga Gali is a very attractive place for the hiker and trekkers as it is the base camp of Mukshpuri top, 9,200 feet high mountain. Dunga Gali has located 87km from Rawalpindi and just after Ayubia, its average elevation is 9,000. There is also a wonderful 4km track from here to Ayubia, that has a lot of beautiful scenes on its trek.
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Garam Chashma
Garam Chashma, the highest human settlement in the Hindu Kush Range, is the pleasant valley in Chitral at an altitude of 6,100 feet. It is located at a distance of 45 km from Chitral.
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Governor Cottage Chitral
Governor cottage is beautiful and graceful architecture which exemplifies the glorious and typical Chitrali style of construction. Now this place is open for general public. Governor Cottage is placed at a height location and surrounded by greenery. You will find many historical objects which are preserved there and are in very good shape. After visiting this place you will surely get an idea about the royal living style of Mehar of Chitral.
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Kaghan
Kaghan Valley, a scenic wonderland, is at height of beauty among many beautiful valleys in Hazara in the Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, Pakistan. It is one hundred and sixty kilometers long valley in the Lower Himalayan mountain range, having an elevation of 2,134 feet to 13,690 feet at Babusar Pass.
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Kalam Valley
Kalam, a cool and pleasant hill station in Hindu Kush Range, is located at the distance of 350 km from Islamabad via Mardan and Malakand on the bank of the Swat River in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is a lush green valley with a thick pine forest, meadows, and waterfalls. The best season to visit Kalam is in the months of April to August. Tourists can enjoy very beautiful and charming views of the Swat River in Kalam.
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Kandow Banda Village
Kandow banda is a beautiful village in Karak district in Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa.
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Khanpur Dam
Khanpur Dam is located near Khanpur village, Haripur at the distance of 40 km from Islamabad, on the Haro River. Turn the right side before Texila on National Highway N125 for Khanpur village. It is a lovely place for a picnic and playing water games such as swimming, diving, gliding, etc.
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Kumrat Valley
Kumrat valley is located at the distance of 302 km from Peshawar in the Upper Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is accessible through Dir Road via National Highway N-45. It is an attractive place for tourists with full of picturesque places to visit.
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Kundi Meadows
Kundi meadows as known as Seh Kundi meadows, are located behind Rajwal village nearly 10 km from the main Kaghan road in Kaghan valley. It is a lush green plain on the mountain peak in Rajwal village after 4 to 6 hours of difficult trek. The difficulty level of trek is from medium to extreme.
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Lake Saif-ul-Muluk
Saif-ul-Muluk is located in Naran, Kaghan Valley at a distance of 8km from Naran at an altitude of 10,578 feet. It is one of the main sources of the Kunhar River and also one of the highest lakes in Pakistan.
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Lalazar
Lalazar is a beautiful lush green meadow with colorful wildflowers within a pine forest. It is situated at the distance of 21 km from Naran at an elevation of 10,246 feet. It is accessible through the jeep available at Batakundi.
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Lulusar Lake
Lulusar Lake is the main source of the Kunhar River at an elevation of 11,190 feet. Its name is due to the name of the surrounding group of peaks. It is famous for its natural beauty and scenic views, the reflection of Lulusar mountains in the lake becomes a real attraction for the tourists.
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Mahodand Lake
The Mahodand Lake is located in the Hindukush Range at the height of 9,400 feet, in Upper Ushu Valley in Swat. It is a beautiful and large-sized lake surrounded by meadows, mountains, and pine forests. The main sources of its water are glaciers in the Hindukush Range. It is located at the distance of 37 km from Kalam, a hill station in Swat.
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Malam Jabba
Malam Jabba is a very charming hill station in the Hindukush Range at the distance of 40km from Saidu Sharif in Swat Valley. It is the first ski resort in Pakistan. The length of ski extends to nearly 800 meters. It has several modern facilities including chair lifts, roller, zipline, ice-skating, skiing platforms, and snowboarding.
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Manshi Top
Manshi Top is a green mountain in the Sharan Forest and accessible through dense thick pine forest. The initial trek is little bit difficult and then it becomes easy to ascend. It takes two hours from Sharan Forest to access the Manshi Top.
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About Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa it the third largest province by population in the northwest of Pakistan. It has well defined history of Hinduism and Buddhism, it was once a part of Gandhara Kingdom, the ruins of its capital Pushkalavati found near Charsadda.
Khyber Pass is an historical pass in the Hindu Kush Range and was merchants route in the Indus Valley Civilization in 3300 BC. Still this Khyber Pass is used as a trade route between Pakistan and Afghanistan. In Mughal Regime, this area was partially under the control of Pashtun Emperor, Sher Shah Suri and some other tribes.
Khyber Paktunkhwa is located on Iranian Plateau and is composed the junction where the Hindu Kush range slopes on the Eurasian Plate, to create a way to the Indus Water. The northern side is normally cold and snowy in winters and pleasant in summers, whereas southern part is arid and hot in summers and cold and rainy in winters. This area stretches from the Sulaiman Mountains to the Indus River.
There are number of beautiful valleys in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa such as Swat, Chitral, Kaghan, Abbottabad, etc, which are well known attraction for tourist in this province.