Kaghan Valley

                 

                                       

The Kaghan valley is a valley within the Mansehra District of Hazara Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It has a popularity as an area of extremely good natural beauty. This valley additionally suffered from the earthquake catastrophe on 8 October 2005.

The Kaghan valley is a valley in the Mansehra District of Hazara Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It has a popularity as an area of excellent natural splendor. This valley also suffered from the earthquake catastrophe on 8 October 2005.

 

Lay out

The valley is approximately 160 kilometers long, beginning from Balakot in the 'Lower Kaghan' to Babusar Pass at the acute stop of the 'Upper Kaghan'. It is mainly surrounded by means of the forests and hills of the Lesvjzxbser Himalayas and the Kunhar River runs although most of its duration. The valley is normally inhabited by way of semi-nomadic Gujars, and some Swatis, Awans and Syeds.

 

Background and main sights

 Historically speakme, Kaghan changed into long a backward and overlooked region, till the Eighteen Eighties-Eighteen Nineties when officials of British India installed a strategic deliver line thru the Babusar Pass to the northern regions of the Gilgit Agency. After that, the place quickly opened up to tourism and resort facilities like Shogran and Naran Valley have been developed in it. The well-known and lovable Saiful Muluk Lake is likewise a unique feature of this valley as are some different lakes like Ansoo Lake, Dudupat Sar, Lulu Sar and the Lalazar Meadows. Malika Parbat is a excessive top in the vicinity.

 Between May and August every 12 months, lots of travelers from Pakistan and abroad dive up from Abbottabad and Mansehra, to go to these places within the valley. For most of the relaxation of the 12 months, Kaghan place is locked in by heavy snows.