Beautiful Mountaineous valleys in Pakistan
Hilly areas is normally composed of number of hills of different heights. Weather and temperature normally varies with the height of mountains and hills, as well as the landscape and structure of the hilly area. Some of the hilly areas having more height receive snowfall in winter too.
Hilly areas which received snowfall in winter are normally known as hill station. Weather is also pleasant in the summer season. These are the most frequent visiting places by the tourists.
In Pakistan, there are number of famous hill stations like Murree, Swat, Naran, etc. There are number of foreigner visiting these hill stations every year.
It is an inclusive collections of beautiful pictures of Mountaineous valleys in different areas of Pakistan.
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Kallar Kahar
Mountaineous valleysKallar Kahar, a valley of peacocks, is located in Chakwal district at a distance of 250km from Lahore on Islamabad-Lahore Motorway M2. It is famous for its beautiful saltwater lakes and natural garden of loquat trees, with wildlife especially peacocks.
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Karak
Mountaineous valleysKarak is a district in Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa at the distance of 139 km from Peshawar main city on Indus Highway N-55. Its landscape is composed of barren mountains but rich with natural minerals such as oil, gas, salt and uranium, etc.
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Khabaiki Village
Mountaineous valleysJust before Khabbaki lake, the Khabbaki village is just located on the main Naushehra-Jaba Road. From the main road inside the Khabbaki village, small lake called Khabeki is located.
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Kharmang
Mountaineous valleysKharmang is a district in Gilgit-Baltistan at a distance of 311 km from Gilgit City on the banks of the Indus River along Kargil-Skardu Road. It is located on the Control Line between Pakistan and India, with Kargil district of Indian-Occupied Jumma & Kashmir.
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Khushab
Mountaineous valleysKhushab, meaning sweet water, is situated near the Jhelum River in Punjab at the distance of 250 km from Lahore, next to Sargodha on Islamabad-Lahore Motorway M-2, on the left from Bhularwan interchange via Bhalwal or from Sial Interchange on Lahore-Sargodha Road, National Highway N-60 at the distance of 232 km from Lahore.
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Khuzdar
Mountaineous valleysKhuzdar is located at the distance of 302 km from Quetta City on the Karachi-Quetta Highway N-25. It is a historical city and was the capital of the Khanate of Kalat that was a princely state of the Brahui Kingdom of Makran.
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Khyber Agency
Mountaineous valleysKhyber is one of the famous agency under the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, FATA, and located at the distance of 67 km from Peshawar on National Highway N-5. Khyber Pass is one the main site in khyber agency and one of the major pass to cross border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Killa Abdullah
Mountaineous valleysKilla Abdullah is a district in Balochistan Province at the distance of 105 km from Quetta. It is mountainuous region situated in the foothills of the Shela Bagh Range. It is accessible via Khojak tunnel or Khojak Pass through Chaman Road N-25.
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Kohat
Mountaineous valleysKohat is located on the right bank of the Indus River at the distance of 72 KM from Peshawar on Indus Highway N-55 after crossing Kohat Pass. It is located at an altitude of 489 metres from the sea level. In the British Regime, there were a number of military cantonments in the city, so it was an important strategic city for the British.
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Kohistan
Mountaineous valleysKohistan is an administrative region and covering an area around the Indus River next to Battagram on Karakoram Highway in the Hazara region in Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa. It is located at a distance of 421 km from Peshawar to its head quarter Dasu. It is the main connecting point with Gilgit-Baltistan via Karakoram Highway.
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Kotli
Mountaineous valleysKotli is the most populous district of Azad Kashmir and is situated along the Poonch River at a distance of 136 km from Rawalpindi. From Motorway N5 near Rawat Fort, move on Kallar Syedan-Dadyal Road and finally turn left to join Kotli Road in Mirpur to access Kotli.
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Kurram Agency
Mountaineous valleysKurram Agency is located at the distance of 218 km from Peshawar and accessible via Thall-Hangu Road. Its name is derived from the Kurram River, that flows across this valley, which enters in Pakistan from Afghanistan and finally merges with the Indus River near Isa Khel.
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Mardan
Mountaineous valleysMardan is situated at a distance of 61 km from Peshawar on Nowshera-Mardan Road. It is also linked the Swat Express Highway M-16, which can be used to bypass the Malakand Pass to access Swat, Dir, Chitral districts.
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Minawar
Mountaineous valleysMinawar is located at 8 km from Gilgit City on Karakoram Highway after Chhamugarh in Gilgit District.
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Mohmand Agency
Mountaineous valleysMohmand Agency is under the control of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, FATA, and is located at the distance of 87 km from Peshawar and accessible via Charsadda-Mohmand Agency Road. Its landscape is mostly covered with rocky and rugged mountains with number of barren plains.
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North Waziristan Agency
Mountaineous valleysNorth Waziristan Agency is the mountainous area along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan and lies on the North side of the Kurram River. It was the largest agency under the control of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, FATA, before the merger with Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa. It is located at the distance of 278 km from Peshawar and accessible via Indus Highway.
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Passu
Mountaineous valleysPassu is a small village located on the Hunza River at the distance of 150 km from Gilgit on the Karakoram Highway next to Gulmit in Gojal on the edge of the Passue Glacier and the Batura Glasier. Passu Cathedral, also known as Passu Cones, at an altitude of 20,033 feet, provides very attractive view for tourists from the Karakoram Highway. The Cathedral Ridge has beautiful view just from the Karakoram Highway near Passu village.
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Peshawar
Mountaineous valleysPeshawar, the Capital of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, is located on the eastern end of Khyber Pass surrounded by different mountain ranges on three sides, at the distance of 160 km from Islamabad on Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway M-1. It is the most important and largest city in Khybeer Pakhtoonkhwa.
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Quetta
Mountaineous valleysQuetta, also known as the fruit garden of Pakistan, is the capital of Balochistan province, located at a distance of 691 km from Karachi. There is a number of fruit orchards in and around the city, and there are large and different varieties of fruits and dry fruits produced there.
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Rondu
Mountaineous valleysRondu district is part of Gilgit-Baltistan and was given the status of district in 2019. Before that, it was part of the Skardu district. It is composed of the Rondu valley only which is the fourth largest valley in Gilgit-Baltistan. Dambudas is the headquarters of the Rondu district.
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South Waziristan Agency
Mountaineous valleysSouth Waziristan Agency is the area under the control of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, FATA, and is located at the distance of 380 km from Peshawar and accessible via Indus Highway. It is located between the Tochi River and the Gomal River. Its landscape is mostly covered with rugged and barren hills and ridges mostly under Preghal mountain range.
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Tangir
Mountaineous valleysTangir district is located along the Tangir River at a distance of 409 KM from Islamabad and 260 KM from Gilgit city. It was created in the Diamer district in 2019. It includes all of the valleys along the Darel River. The Tangir River is a tributary of the Indus River.
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