Little Known Facts About Pakistan

Kalam Valley.

It is a valley along the upper reaches of the Swat River in Swat, Pakistan.
Kalam Valley is known for its waterfalls, lakes and lush green hills, and is a 270 km drive from Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan.

Kachura Lake.

The Kachura Lakes are two lakes in the Skardu District of Gilgit-Baltistan, Northern Pakistan. The lakes, at 2,500 metres (8,200 ft)

in elevation, are Upper Kachura Lake and Lower Kachura Lake.

This is a ‘Mud Volcano’.

In Pakistan there are more than 80 active mud volcanoes, all of them in Baluchistan province; there are about 10 locations

having clusters of mud volcanoes. In this region, the heights of mud volcanoes range between 800 to 1,550 feet

(243.8 to 472.4 m). The most famous is Chandaragup.

The Great Trango Tower, 6,286 m (20,608 ft).

The east face of the Great Trango Tower features the world’s greatest nearly vertical drop. [aka Tallest vertical mountain of world] Located in Gilgit-Baltistan Region of Pakistan. This is one of the most difficult mountains to climb.

Laila Peak, Hushe, Karakoram Range, Pakistan.

It has a distinctive spear-like shape. One of the most beautiful & scenic snow covered mountain of the world.
The Laila peak has been climbed only twice.

This is not Fox and Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand.

This is Biafo Glacier – which is a 63 km long glacier in the Karakoram Mountains, Pakistan meets the 49 km long Hispar Glacier

at an altitude of 5,128 m (16,824 feet) at Hispar La (Pass) to create the world’s longest glacial system outside the polar regions.