Photo: Muhammad Khalid Iqbal · CC BY-SA 3.0Field guides / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa / Swat Valley / Kharkhari Lake, Gabral Valley
Field guide · Nature
Swat
Swat District · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Kharkhari Lake, Gabral Valley
A small lake on the Gabral River, 41 km by road from Kalam, at the head of the Gabral valley's road.
Kharkhari, also spelled Karkaray, is a small lake about 400 metres long and 250 metres wide in the Gabral valley of Upper Swat, through which the Gabral River runs. It lies about 41 km by road from Kalam, 16 km north of Gabral town and 9 km north of the Gul Bandaj bridge, and the valley road runs to within 2 km of it. The Gabral valley, where the Gabral and Ushu rivers meet at Kalam to form the Swat River, is home to Gujar and Kohistani villages.
Why go
- ✦A small mountain lake on the Gabral River
- ✦The head of the Gabral valley road
- ✦Below the Kharakali peaks
How to Reach
About 41 km by road from Kalam up the Gabral valley; the road ends about 2 km before the lake.
Planning tip
Best Time to Visit, June to September.
Getting there, About 41 km by road from Kalam up the Gabral valley; the road ends about 2 km before the lake.
Allow, A day trip from Kalam.
What to Do
Nearby
Straight-line distance from Kharkhari Lake, Gabral Valley, within 5 km.
