Katora Lake

Katora Lake, a bowl-shaped glacial lake above Jahaz Banda in the Kumrat Valley, Upper Dir.

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Katora Lake is an alpine glacial lake high above Jahaz Banda in the Kumrat Valley of Upper Dir District. It is fed by snowmelt from the glaciers around it, and its name means 'bowl' in Pashto after its shape.

Why go

✦A bowl-shaped glacial lake
✦Above the Jahaz Banda meadows
✦Clear, snow-fed water

How to Reach

By road to Kumrat in Upper Dir, by jeep to the trailhead, then a trek via Jahaz Banda.

Planning tip

Best Time to Visit, June to September.

Getting there, By road to Kumrat in Upper Dir, by jeep to the trailhead, then a trek via Jahaz Banda.

Allow, Two days.

What to Do

◆Trek from Jahaz Banda

◆Camp at Jahaz Banda on the way

◆Combine with the Kumrat Valley

Nearby

Straight-line distance from Katora Lake, within 5 km.

Jahaz Banda

~5 km from Katora Lake

Izmis Lake

~5 km from Katora Lake