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Ansoo Lake
Ansoo Lake is a high
altitude lake in the
Kaghan Valley near
the Malika Parbat
mountain (Himalayan
range). It can be
reached by a
difficult trek from
the Saiful Mulook
Lake. The name comes
from its tear-like
shape (the Urdu word
"Ansoo" means
teardrop). The lake
is said to have been
discovered in 1993
by Pakistan Air
Force pilots who
were flying low
above the area.
Earlier the lake was
not even known to
the locals.16490
feet above see
level.
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Borith Lake
Borith Lake is a
famous lake in the
Northern Areas of
Pakistan. Borith is
a hamlet in the
surroundings of the
Borith Lake to the
northwest of
Hussaini, a village
near Gulmit, Gojal,
in the upper Hunza.
The altitude of
Borith is roughly
8500 feet above sea
level.
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Hanna Lake
Hanna
Lake is a lake near
Quetta city and is
one of the main
attractions in the
city. The lake is
located a little
short of the place
where the Urak
Valley begins and 10
km from Quetta.
Golden fish in the
lake comes swimming
right up to the edge
of the lake. There
is a lakeside
restaurant with
picnic tables shaded
by pine trees. At
one end, the
irrigation dam rises
out of the depths
like battlements of
a fort. It is very
attractive for
holidaymakers, and
is crowded with
hikers and campers
in holidays.
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Lulusar Lake
Lulusar
lake is 48
kilometers away from
Naran, on
Naran-Babusar road.
The word "sar" is
used with the name
of lake meaning
"lake".
It is wreathed in
blue and gold wild
flowers, and is the
main source of river
Kunhar. The river
then flows through
the entire Kaghan
Valley through
Jalkhand, Naran,
Kaghan, Jared, Paras
and Balakot. Near
Gittidas is the
3,353m (11,000) feet
high Lulusar Lake
out of which river
Kunhar issues anew
with redoubled
strength to flow
down the valley
first as placid blue
stream and then a
roaring torrent
until it joins the
Jhelum river.
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Manchar
Lake
Lake Manchar is
the largest
freshwater lake in
Pakistan and one of
Asia's largest. It
is located west of
the Indus River in
Sindh. The area of
the lake fluctuates
with the seasons
from as little as
350 km˛ to as much
as 520 km˛. The lake
collects water from
numerous small
streams in the
Kirthar Mountains
and empties into the
Indus River.
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Saiful
Muluk
Lake Saiful Muluk
is a lake located at
the northern end of
the Kaghan Valley
(34°52'37.34" N,
73°41'37.71" E) near
Naran. It is in the
north east of
Mansehra district of
North West Frontier
Province, Pakistan.
At an altitude of
3,224 m (10,578
feet) above sea
level it is amongst
one of the highest
lakes in Pakistan.
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