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pakistan itna khubsurat hai,mjhey pta nhi tha,shukria,achi post

[aaminah]

WOW!! beautiful!!
i think i should move to pak, and start my tourist business

[Seems Aftab]

pakistan itna khubsurat hai,mjhey pta nhi tha,shukria,achi post

Jee bilkul Bas explore karne ki der hai .. thanks for liking

[Seems Aftab]

WOW!! beautiful!!
i think i should move to pak, and start my tourist business

Thanks Dear

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[Seems Aftab]

Pir Ghaib [Invisible Saint], Pakistan.

It is a beautiful place surrounded from all sides by daunting rugged mountains and is almost 10 km Eastwards from the National Highway between Sibi and Mach cities of Baluchistan, Pakistan. No one knows about the exact historical validity of a Saint's Grave. The locals attribute many mythological stories.

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The Hindu Kush - Pakistan.

It is an 800 km (500 mile) mountain range that stretches between central Afghanistan and northern Pakistan. The highest point in the Hindu Kush is Tirich Mir (7,708 m or 25,289 ft) in the Chitral region of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

It is also calculated to be the geographic center of population of the world.

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Satpara Lake, Pakistan.

It is an important lake in Skardu Valley which supplies water for the town of Skardu, which is located at 2,636 meters (8,650 ft). It is one of the most picturesque lakes in the world.

A story is attached with this lake by local people that there is gold mine in the bottom of this lake, that is why its water seems shining in the day time.

Naran, Pakistan.

It's an ideal place to spend your summer evenings. The plethora of sights in this 160 km valley is unbelievable: the Kunhar River, swollen by glacier melt, meanders its way through the valley, and is the perfect river for trout fishers.

You can't imagine the excitement when you hook a delicious "Trout" in your Rod!

Photographed by: Farhan Nawaz

[Seems Aftab]

Fizza Ghat, Pakistan.

Located in Central Swat, Fizza Ghat is an amazing place around the river Swat. Facing the Hindukush Mountain range, it's a totally enchanting spectacle leaving you falling short for words to describe the true essence of it's beauty.

The mountains facing Fizza Ghat are one of the greatest reserves of Emeralds in the world.

Photographed by: Povinda Chaudhry

Kandol Lake, Pakistan.

2 hours drive and then 3 hours hiking on the exciting and dangerous riverside takes you to this destination from Kalaam city.

You will witness such scenery in the world which you will not find anywhere in the world!

Photographed by: Syed Muhammad Ahsan

Rohtas Fort, Pakistan.

Rohtas Fort is a formidable structure built over hillocks and looking out at what is left of Jhelum river, Grand Trunk Road runs from Calcutta to Kabul. It is one of the best known highways of the ancient times and still lot of travelers wish to travel by it.

Today, Rohtas is the pride of Pakistan and one of the eight World Heritage Sites of UNESCO.

Photographed by: Talal

Kamalban, Pakistan.

8 miles on the western slopes of Kaghan is Kamalban, a heavily populated forest. The forest rest house at Kamal Ban is at an altitude of 6500 feet and was built in 1924, being one of the oldest in the area. It also offers a beautiful view of surrounding mountains. There is a jeep-able trek leading to Manna Meadows on right and Kamal Ban on left. Further trekkers can also enjoy the Kamal Ban to Jarid path.

There are things like centuries old fir tree, with more than eight meters of dia and 58 meters high. One way or another, Kamal Ban is a thick forest with some wild animals like Tigers & Bears.

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Suspension bridge crossing in the rocky valley in Gojal, upper Hunza, Pakistan.

Need we say something more? Crossing it can turn out to be the biggest dare of your life

[Seems Aftab]

Dudiptsar, Pakistan.

Dudipatsar is a relatively unknown place in Pakistan that has a long, narrow valley between 14,000+ feet mountains. Wild horses and other animals roam about. No humans to be found. The place is unbelievably beautiful.

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Way to Makra from Paye, Pakistan.

You can reach this heaven on earth as you leave Rawalpindi, traversing your journey through Abbotabad, Mansehra and Balakot.

Makra is 3,586 metres (11,765 ft) high. From Kiwai a single 7-KM road goes upwards to Shogran; the track goes upward to Seree Lake and ends at Paye. From here it is a walking trek of four hours to the top of Makra.

Photographed by: Muhammad Waqas Khalid

Angoori, Pakistan.

This is not a scene from 'A Walk to Remember'. It is the Angoori Road, on the way to Murree.

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BataKundi, Pakistan.

It is the most beautiful area of Kaghan Valley just a few kms away from Naran.

Picture Credit: Unknown.

[Seems Aftab]

Makli necropolis in Thatta, Pakistan.

The burial place of some 125,000 Sufi saints!

One of the largest necropolises in the world, with a diameter of approximately 8 kilometers, Makli Hill is supposed to be the burial place of some 125,000 Sufi saints. It is located on the outskirts of Thatta, Sindh.

Legends abound about its inception, but it is generally believed that the cemetery grew around the shrine of the fourteenth-century Sufi, Hamad Jamali. The tombs and gravestones spread over the cemetery are material documents marking the social and political history of Sind.

Today, Makli Hill is a United Nations World Heritage Site that is visited by both pilgrims and tourists.

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Sonmiani, Pakistan.

Sonmiani is a coastal town in the southeast of Balochistan province in Pakistan, approximately 145 kilometres northwest of Karachi. The coast of Sonmiani is the northernmost point of the Arabian Sea.

Sonmiani is noted for its space research and development. There is a a space center/spaceport, which is known as Sonmiani center, is situated at Sonmiani District.

Sonmiani Satellite Launch Center was extensively used by NASA to conduct research in Space and rocket technology. Sonmiani Satellite Launch Center was also South Asia's first space research center and launch facility.

Picture Credit: Off Road Pakistan.

Ayubia National Park, Pakistan.

The park supports one of the best examples of moist Himalayan temperate forest in Pakistan. It consists entirely of reserve forests, which spill out of the park area on the west and south sides. The scenery is superb with huge pine forests covering the hills and providing shelter to the larger and smaller mammals.

Large varieties of beautiful birds, animals, plants adorn this green place. Hill cats can be spotted while brown monkey are a common scene. Yellow beaked magpie, red and yellow body finches, white cheeked or crested grey finch and many other species of birds make the park their home.

Photographed by: sufi.ned

Deosai National Park, Pakistan.

It is located in the Skardu, Astore Districts of Gilgit-Baltistan province, in northernmost Pakistan. Deosai means the "Land of Giants".

Deosai National Park is at an average elevation of 4,114 metres [13,497 ft] above the sea level, making the Deosai Plains the second highest plateau in the world.

The park protects an area of 3,000 square km! It is well known for its rich flora and fauna of the Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe ecoregion. The Deosai Plains are also home to the Himalayan Ibex, Red Fox, Golden Marmot, Gray Wolf, the Ladakh Urial, the Snow Leopard, and over 124 resident and migratory birds. Birds in the park include the Golden Eagle, Lammergeier, Griffon Vulture, Laggar Falcon, Peregrine Falcon, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk and Snowcock.

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[aaminah]

beautiful!!

[Seems Aftab]

beautiful!!

Thanks

[Seems Aftab]

Hiran Minar, Pakistan.

Hiran Minar (Minaret of Antelope) is set in peaceful environs near Lahore in Sheikhupura, Pakistan. It was constructed by Emperor Jahangir as a monument to Mansraj, one of his pet deer.

Unique features of this particular complex are the antelope's grave and the distinctive water collection system. At each corner of the tank [approximately 750 by 895 feet; 273 m in size], is a small, square building and a subsurface water collection system which supplied the tank; only one of these water systems is extensively exposed today.

Photographed by: Manitoon

Jain Temples, Pakistan.

The ruins of about half a dozen Jain temples can be found in Nagarparkar Taluka in Sindh. Nagarparkar is at the Pakistan-India border, is in the middle of the Thar desert.

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Palace Umer Hayat, Chiniot, Pakistan.

Omar Hayat Mahal is a 19th century wooden architectural wonder of Chiniot. It is also known as Gulzar Manzil.

Many famous artisans from different places worked day and night for 10 years to get it completed!

Photographed by: Amir Mukhtar Mughal

Kachura Lake, Pakistan.

Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan
Max. depth 70 metres [230 ft]
Surface elevation 2,500 metres [8,200 ft]

The Kachura Lakes are two lakes in the Skardu District of Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan. The lakes are in the Karakoram mountain range of the western Himalayas, the greater Kashmir region, and in the Indus River basin.

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[aaminah]

i want to go see palace Umer hayat!!

[Seems Aftab]

Darbar Mahal, Pakistan.

Darbar Mehal is one of the hidden gems of Bahawalpur, since not many know about it. It was built in 1872 like an Italian chateau on neoclassical lines, at a time when modernism had set in. It belonged to the Nawab of Bahawalpur princely state, during British Raj.

Photographed by: Atif Rehman.

The Mohatta Palace, Pakistan.

It is located in Karachi, Pakistan. It was built by Shivratan Chandraratan Mohatta. The palace has an area of 18,500 sq ft [1,720 m2] and its facade is trimmed with windows, stone brackets, spandrels, domes, balustrades with floral motifs and exquisite railings. The "barsati” (terrace) of the Mohatta Palace had a beautiful family temple dedicated to Hindu God, lord Shiva.

What many do not know about the Mohatta Palace is the secret underground tunnel that leads from the grounds of the palace all the way to a subterranean Hindu temple less than a kilometer away. Various stories allege the presence of supernatural happenings at the Mohatta Palace as well!

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The Faiz Mahal, Pakistan.

Commissioned by Talpur dynasty, it is reminiscent of the glory days of Khairpur state. It was built in 1798 as the palace of the Talpur family.

Photographed by: Arsalan R. Kazi

Ansoo Jheel, Pakistan.

The name “Ansoo” comes from its tear-like shape [the Urdu word Ansoo means teardrop]. This lake also resembles Human Eye with central ice land resembling Iris of Human Eye and a ridge resembling Eyebrow becoming even more prominent when ice melts on the Eyebrow in summers.

Ansoo Lake is a high-altitude lake [elevation 16,492 feet or 5,027 metres] in the Kaghan Valley in the Mansehra District of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

There is no risk free way to reach lake waters because it lies in the crater with steep, snow covered walls. There is no apparent drainage of lake water and no one ever tried to explore it because of its dangerous approach and limited resources in that area!

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Chitral, Pakistan.

Chetrar, translated as field in the native language Khowar, is the capital of the Chitral District, situated on the western bank of the Kunar River, in Pakistan.

Chitral was a Buddhist country before the extension of Islam, and the traces of Buddhism are still found!

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Chitta Khatta, Pakistan.

Chitta Khatta is the diamond of Neelam Valley's crown. Chitta Khatta Lake is located at an altitude of 14000 feet above sea level in upper Neelam Valley of Azad Kashmir , Pakistan.

The main highlight of the lake is its extra ordinary milky white colour of water from where lake's name was derived, Chitta [white], other than the fact that this beautiful lake is visited seldom and it was not known two three years ago. It also has no visible outlet!

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Lalazar, Pakistan.

It is situated at a distance of 21 km from Naran via Battakundi. It is at an altitude of 3200 m [10,200 ft]. It is the most beautiful hill station in Kaghan Valley with its meadows and pine thickets.

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[Seems Aftab]

i want to go see palace Umer hayat!!

Yes it is so beautiful ... Mujhey bhi le chaliye ga saath main

[Seems Aftab]

Payee Shogran, Pakistan.

Payee Shogran village is situated on a green plateau in northern Pakistan at a height of 2,362 meters above sea level.

It is only 10 km from village Kiwai or 34 km from Balakot. The road from Islamabad to Kiwai is metalled and measures 212 km.

Photographed by: Faisal Rafiq

Gorakh, Pakistan.

View of Balochistan/ Khuzdar from Gorakh Hills.

Gorakh is an under-Development Hill Station of Sindh, Pakistan. It is situated at an elevation of 5,688 ft [1,734 m]. in the Kirthar Mountains Range's Sindh Segment, 93 km north west of Dadu city. Due it's surroundings, it is a unique adventure point for nature lovers.

Gorakh Plateau also serves as gateway for the villagers of Khuzdar District, Balochistan, who come over to the village, Wahi Pandi, in Sindh's segment of Kirthar.

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Chitta Khatta Lake, Pakistan.


One of the most wonderful treks where you start from Kaghan and end up in Neelam.

Like any other population of the subcontinent it has the most heterogeneous population with variety of rituals, customs and traditions. The whole valley is full of beautiful and fascinating scenes!

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Thandiani, Pakistan.

It's literal meaning is 'Very Cold'. Thandiani is located in the south of Abbottabad and is about 31 kilometres from Abbottabad city at the foothills of the Himalayas.

The mountains around it are thickly forested. Local wildlife include leopards, monkeys, pheasants and the flying squirrel, to name a few.

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K6, Pakistan.

Baltistan Peak is a notable peak of the Masherbrum Mountains, a subrange of the Karakoram mountain range. It has huge, steep faces, and great relief above the nearby valleys, making it an impressive peak.

This glacier lies at the head of the Hushe Valley, which in turn leads to the Shyok River and thence to the Indus River.

Picture Credit: Iftikhar Alvi

Kalash, Pakistan.

The culture of Kalash people is unique and differs completely from the various ethnic groups surrounding them. They are polytheists and nature plays a highly significant and spiritual role in their daily life. As part of their religious tradition, sacrifices are offered and festivals held to give thanks for the abundant resources of their three valleys.

Kalash mythology and folklore has been compared to that of ancient Greece, but they are much closer to [Indo-Iranian pVedic and pre-Zoroastrian] traditions. Some of the Kalash people in their own traditions claim to be descendants of Alexander the Great's soldiers, however extensive genetic testing has shown no connection.

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Eminabad, Pakistan.

It is an old town, located 15 kilometers south of Gujranwala. It is linked to Grand Trunk Road and Eminabad railway station by a four kilometer stretch of metaled road. It has three historical shrines.

There are many historical buildings like kali kothi located in mohallah damdma built by kartar nath manchandain 1932. Before partition Muslims, Hindu and Sikh all lived in it!

Photographed by: Abbrar Cheema

[aaminah]

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MashaALLAH

[Ada Ghazal]

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[Seems Aftab]

beautiful!!

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MashaALLAH

[Seems Aftab]

our country is so beatiful..........it is really nice sharing

Yes No doubt .. Thanks for liking