Dharamsar
Dharamsar (Urdu: دھرم سر) is an alpine lake in the Kaghan Valley in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located approximately 4,100 meters (13,450 feet) above sea level to the left of Babusar Top going eastwards from Chilas on the Karakoram Highway, next to the larger Sambaksar ("sar" means "lake" locally) and Ganai Gali.[1][2] Dharamsar lake is located close to the border of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Jammu and Kashmir just south of the meeting point of all three of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.
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Location | Kaghan Valley, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
Coordinates | 35°5′53.34″N 74°5′50.28″E |
Lake type | Alpine/Glacial lake |
Part of | Indus River basin |
Primary inflows | Glacial water |
Basin countries | Pakistan |
Surface elevation | 4,100 m (13,450 ft) |
See also
References
- "Trek towards Dharamsar Lake," Hafiz Fahad Nazir
- "Dharam Sar Lake," PakTravel: A professional travel guide, 2016
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