Kaghan
Pakistan /
Azad Kashmir /
Muzaffarabad /
Bala Kot Road
World
/ Pakistan
/ Azad Kashmir
/ Muzaffarabad
World / Pakistan / N.W.F.P. / Hazara
town, interesting place, hill station
The Kaghan Valley (Urdu: وادی کاغان) is a valley in the north-east of Mansehra District of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. It attracts many tourists from around the world. The inhabitants were affected by the earthquake disaster on 8 October 2005.
The Kaghan valley is named after the town of Kaghan rather than for the Kunhar River which flows through the length of the valley. The valley extends 155 km, rising from an elevation of 2,134 feet (650 m) to its highest point, the Babusar Pass, at 13,690 feet (4,170 m). Popular languages are Hindko and Gojri, while Urdu, Pakistan's national language is also familiar among the locals. The region is Alpine in geography and climate, with forests and meadows dominating the landscape below peaks that reach over 17,000 feet.
The Kaghan valley is named after the town of Kaghan rather than for the Kunhar River which flows through the length of the valley. The valley extends 155 km, rising from an elevation of 2,134 feet (650 m) to its highest point, the Babusar Pass, at 13,690 feet (4,170 m). Popular languages are Hindko and Gojri, while Urdu, Pakistan's national language is also familiar among the locals. The region is Alpine in geography and climate, with forests and meadows dominating the landscape below peaks that reach over 17,000 feet.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaghan_valley
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 34°46'43"N 73°31'36"E
- PEERAN KHAIRABAD 49 km
- Nathia Gali 79 km
- Sopore 96 km
- Samote Union Council 151 km
- Kargil 238 km
- Udhampur 250 km
- Kishtwar 257 km
- Samba 285 km
- Dharamshala 382 km
- Manali 439 km
- Danna Meadows 4.7 km
- Chambra 4677 m 6.2 km
- till harru 7.6 km
- Beautiful Mountains 12 km
- Bhoonja 18 km
- Malika Parbat (17,356 ft) 19 km
- Lake Saiful Maluk 19 km
- Siri Paye Meadows 19 km
- ghanool 21 km
- Azad Jammu and Kashmir 109 km