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Eco & Nature in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Eco & Nature in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Forests, valleys, lakes, and low-impact discovery
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Bahrain, Swat
A riverside town in Swat Kohistan where the Daral River meets the Swat, 60 km north of Mingora.
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Chajjian Waterfall
A waterfall on the edge of Chhajjian, a pine-covered valley in south-east Haripur.
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Galiyat
The hill tract between Abbottabad and Murree, 50–80 km from Islamabad, dotted with “gali” resorts.
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Ganool Tourism Valley
A valley of pine forest and meadows about 10 km from Balakot, being developed as a tourism zone.
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Garam Chashma
A Chitral side valley named for its sulphur hot spring, about 48 km north-west of Chitral town.
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Jabban, Malakand
A riverside spot on the Swat at Jabban, Malakand, home of a hydropower station running since 1938.
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Jarogo Waterfall
The “broom waterfall” in the pine forest of Matta, Upper Swat, about 55 km from Mingora.
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Kaghan Valley
The 155 km valley of the Kunhar River, climbing from 650 m to the Babusar Pass at 4,170 m.
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Karakaar, Buner
The 1,336 m pass between Swat and Buner, where Akbar's army suffered its worst defeat in 1586.
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Laspur, Chitral
The valley at the top of Chitral below the Shandur Pass, about 125 km from Chitral town.
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Madaklasht
A Persian-speaking village at the head of the Shishikoh valley, 40 km from Chitral, founded by Badakhshani ironsmiths.
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Mahodand Lake
A lake on the Usho stream at 2,865 m, 40 km above Kalam, among pines and alpine flowers.
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Mankial
A side valley of upper Swat below Mankial Sar, at 5,722 m the second-highest peak in Swat.
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Mastuj
The main settlement of upper Chitral at 2,359 m, with the ruins of an 18th-century fort.
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Noori Waterfall
A 30 m waterfall into a turquoise pool on the Haro River at Tial village, Haripur.
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Sajikot Waterfall
A waterfall near Havelian, 27 km from Havelian and 40 km from Abbottabad, reachable by car.
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Shalozan
A village of orchards and stone houses about 7 km north-west of Parachinar in Kurram.
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Sheikh Badin
A national park in the Sheikh Badin Hills near Darra Pezu, an eastern arm of the Sulaiman range.
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Siran Valley
The valley of the Siran River in Mansehra's Pakhli region, from the Mandagucha Glacier towards Tarbela.
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Swat Valley
The valley of the Swat River: Buddhist Oddiyana, a former princely state, and a green summer escape.
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Usho Valley
Usho Valley above Kalam in Swat Kohistan: pine and deodar forest, meadows and snow peaks around the Gawri village of Usho at about 2,300 metres.
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Kalasha Valleys Cultural Landscape
Three Hindu Kush valleys, Bumburet, Rumbur, and Birir, home to the Kalasha people, their festivals, and a UNESCO tentative cultural landscape.
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Lake Saiful Muluk
Alpine lake at 3,224 m above Naran, ringed by Malika Parbat and wrapped in the folk legend of Prince Saiful Muluk.
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Kalam Valley
Upper Swat's forested valley of pine slopes, the Ushu and Utror rivers, and gateway meadows like Mahodand and Kumrat.
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Malam Jabba
Pakistan's premier ski resort in Swat, chairlift, winter snow runs, and summer zip-lines on a forested ridge.
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Babusar Top
The 4,173 m mountain pass linking the Kaghan Valley to the Karakoram Highway, open only in the short summer season.
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Naran & Kaghan Valley
The Kaghan Valley's adventure hub at 2,409 m, base for Lake Saiful Malook, Babusar Top, Lulusar Lake, white-water rafting on the Kunhar River, and treks toward the Karakoram.
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Kumrat Valley
An Upper Dir valley of deodar forest, riverside meadows, and rough mountain roads reached through the town of Thal.
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Sharan Forest
A pine-forest and meadow retreat above Paras in the Kaghan Valley, reached by a steep local jeep track.
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Gabin Jabba
A high meadow and forest destination above Matta in Swat, known for summer camping and winter snow landscapes.
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Thandiani
A high, pine-covered hill station northeast of Abbottabad with wide Hazara views and a quieter atmosphere than the main Galiyat corridor.
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Nathia Gali
A forested Galiyat hill station between Abbottabad and Murree, used as a base for ridge walks, cool-weather stays, and nearby protected landscapes.
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Shogran
A pine-fringed plateau settlement above Kiwai in the lower Kaghan Valley, serving as the accommodation and transport base for the upper Siri and Paye route.
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Siri Lake
A small highland pond and rest stop on the rough track above Shogran, encountered before the route continues toward Paye Meadows.
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Paye Meadows
A high grassy ridge above Shogran with wide views toward Makra and the Kaghan mountains, reached beyond Siri Lake on a rugged jeep track.
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Lulusar Lake
A long turquoise alpine lake beside the seasonal Naran–Babusar road, forming the principal headwaters of the Kunhar River.
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Chitral Gol National Park
A steep protected mountain landscape west of Chitral, conserving dry-temperate forest, high valleys, and important Kashmir markhor habitat.
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Ansoo Lake
Ansoo Lake, the teardrop-shaped lake at 4,126 m in the Kaghan Valley, near Malika Parbat, the valley's highest peak.
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Bumburet Valley
Bumburet, the largest of the three Kalasha valleys in Chitral: streams, walnut and apricot orchards and Kalash villages in the Hindu Kush.
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Dunga Gali
Dunga Gali in the Galyat, 2,500 m up in Ayubia National Park: pine forest, the Pipeline Track and the climb to Mushkpuri Top.
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Khanaspur
Khanaspur, a quiet Galyat hill resort near Ayubia, once a British infantry post, surrounded by pine forest.
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Madyan
Madyan, a riverside hill town in upper Swat about 55 km from Mingora, a popular base on the Swat River road to Bahrain and Kalam.
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Utror Valley
Utror Valley, 16 km from Kalam in Swat Kohistan: green pastures, waterfalls and snow peaks, and the road up to Kundol Lake.
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Jahaz Banda
Jahaz Banda, a great meadow at 3,100 m in upper Kumrat, Upper Dir, ringed by snow peaks and forest — reached by jeep and trek.
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Khanpur Dam and Lake
Khanpur Dam on the Haro River, 50 km from Islamabad: a 51-metre dam of 1983 whose lake supplies Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
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Kundol Lake
Kundol Lake above Utror in Swat, 19 km from Kalam at about 2,900 m, near Spinkhor Waterfall and the Desan meadows.
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Tanda Dam and Lake, Kohat
Tanda Dam and lake park in Kohat: a 405-hectare Ramsar-listed reservoir, operational since 1967, watering the villages around it.
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Miranjani
Miranjani, at 2,992 m the highest peak of the Galyat, in Ayubia National Park — a forest hike from Nathia Gali with wide Himalayan views.
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Mushkpuri Top
Mushkpuri Top above Dunga Gali, the Galyat's second-highest peak at 2,800 m: a popular forest-and-meadow hike with views of Nanga Parbat.
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Shimla Hill, Abbottabad
Shimla Hill, the pine-covered viewpoint in the middle of Abbottabad, 2.3 km from the city centre, looking out over the valley.
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