Mankiala

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Mankiala (also known as Manikyala and Manikiyala) is a village in the Potohar plateau, Punjab near Rawalpindi, Pakistan, which is known for its Buddhist stupa. It is located some 50 km from Islamabad, beyond Rawat Fort. The name Mankiala is said to be derived from Raja Man or Manik. Mankiala Stupa is a Gandhara era stupa built to memorialize the place where, according to legend, Buddha sacrificed some of his body parts to […]

Port Tower Complex

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The Port Tower is a 1,947 ft (593 m) tall skyscraper proposed for construction in Karachi, the financial capital of Pakistan.  It will be constructed with the collaboration of local and foreign investors, in association with the Karachi Port Trust. The height of the tower has a special significance, as it represents the year, 1947, when Pakistan was formed. The new tower is […]

Dunga Gali

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Dunga Gali or Doonga Gali is one of the tourist mountain resort towns of the Galyat area of Ayubia National Park, at an altitude of 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) in northern Pakistan Dunga Gali is located in Nathia Gali Union Council (subdivision) of Abbottabad District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. [nggallery id=2] During British rule Dunga Gali hill station served as a sanatorium and contained a hotel, post office and a small church. The area […]

Sialkot Fort

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Sialkot Fort is one of the oldest forts in Pakistan. The city of Sialkot, which is one of the oldest cities of Pakistan (more than 5000 years old), has historical significance due to the Fort, The well-known historian, Diayas Jee, has stated that Raja Sálbán re-established Sialkot city around the 2nd century CE. and ruled […]

Rawat Fort

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Rawat Fort is located in Pothohar Pakistan. The fort was built in early 16th century by Gakhars, a tribe of the Pothohar plateau. It is 17 km east of Rawalpindi on Grand Trunk Road. [nggallery id=7] The fort was the scene of a battle between the Gakhar chief Sultan Sarang Khan and Sher Shah Suri in 1546 AD. The fort is almost in square form and has two gates. It contains […]

Rohtas Fort

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Rohtas Fort (Urdu: قلعہ روہتاس Qila Rohtas) is a garrison fort built by the great Afghan king Sher Shah Suri. This fort is about 4 km in circumference and the first example of the successful amalgamation of Pashtun and Hindu architecture in the Indian Subcontinent. [nggallery id=9] Sher Shah Suri named Qila Rohtas after the famous Rohtasgarh Fort in Shahabad district near Baharkunda, Bihar which […]

Nandana

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Nandana or Nandna was a fort built at strategic location on a hilly range on the eastern flanks of the Salt Range in Punjab Pakistan. Its ruins, including those of a town and a temple, are present. It was ruled by the Hindu Shahi kings until, in the early 11th century, Mahmud of Ghazni expelled them from Nandana. Al-Biruni carried out his measurements of the radius of the Earth here. [nggallery […]

Ramkot Fort

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Ramkot Fort is an ancient fort situated in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan beside the Mangla Dam. It is accessible through boat and 13 kilometers away from Dina.and 79 km by road journey from mirpur(azad kashmir)to Dadyal village.and the fort is away from dadyal by walk 30 mins. [nggallery id=12] the best season for the visit of fort is july to September .because […]

Neelum valley

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Neelam Valley (Urdu: وادیِ نیلم) is located in Azad Kashmir Region. Neelam valley is a 144 km long bow-shaped deeply forested region in Azad Kashmir. [nggallery id=13] Neelum Valley is situated at the North & North-East of Muzaffarabad, running parallel to Kaghan Valley. The two valleys are only separated by snow-covered peaks, some over 4000m above sea level. […]

Toli pir

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Toli Pir (also spelled Tolipeer, Tauli Pir, Tooli Pir, Tolipir, or Toli Peer) is a hilltop area situated in Tehsil Rawalakot in the Poonch District of Azad Kashmir. Its approximate height is about 8800 ft above sea level. It is about 40 km, or a 45-minute drive, fromRawalakot in Azad Kashmir. Abbaspur, Bagh and Poonch River can be viewed from Toli Pir. […]

Banjosa

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Banjosa is a small tourist attraction point about 20 kilometres (12 mi) fromRawalakot, Azad Kashmir. Banjousa is a village of Rawalakot. Banjousa is kashmiri noun, consist of two parts “Ban” means forest and jousa was owner of whole banjousa land. Banjousa have three main marketplace, (mareed na bagla), R.A bazar and miral gala. It has the popular Banjosa Lake. […]

Rawalakot

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Rawalakot (Urdu: راولا کوٹ), is a town in Azad Kashmir, and is the district headquarter of Poonch Division and Poonch District. It is in a beautiful valley surrounded by hills.  It is in a saucer-shaped valley at elevation 1615 metres (5300 ft), and 76 km from Kohalla. There is also a road connection with Rawalpindi andIslamabad via the neighboring districts of Azad Pattan […]

Muzaffarabad

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Muzaffarabad (Urdu: مظفر آباد, Pahari, Potwari,مُظفٌر آباد) is the capital of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It is located inMuzaffarabad District on the banks of the Jhelumand Neelum rivers. The district is bounded byKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa in the west, by the Kupwaraand Baramulla districts of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir in the east, and the Neelum District of Azad Kashmirin the north. According to the 1998 Census, the population of the district was […]

Kalam Valley

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Kalam Valley is a valley along the upper reaches of the Swat River in Swat, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. [nggallery id=24] Kalam Valley is known for its waterfalls, lakes and lush green hills, and is a 270 km drive from Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. It is a popular destination for tourists. At 29 kilometres (18 mi) from Bahrain and about 2,000 meters […]

Naran Valley

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Naran is a popular tourist resort in the Kaghan Valley of Pakistan. There is a most beautiful and enchanting lake by the name of Saif-ul-Malook which is almost 9 km away from Naran. It can be reached by a Jeep in 1 hour. Naran is a very nice place for trekking. [nggallery id=25] there are fascinating stories about the […]

Biafo Glacier

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The Biafo Glacier is a 63 km (39 mi) long glacier in the Karakoram Mountains of the Northern Areas, Pakistan which meets the 49 km (30 mi) long Hispar Glacier at an altitude of 5,128 m (16,824 ft) at Hispar La (Pass) to create the world’s longest glacial system outside the polar regions. This highway of ice connects two ancient mountain kingdoms, Nagar (immediately south of Hunza) in the west with Baltistan in the east. The traverse uses […]

Kaghan

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Kaghan (Urdu: کاغان) is a small town and union council of the Balakot Tehsil, in Mansehra District Of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan . It has a reputation as a place of great natural beauty. The town of Naran can be approached from Kaghan via a metaled road within an hour, besides the road is the […]

Dhulli, Bagh, Azad Kashmir

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The Area of district bagh is 1368 sq. km. having projected population estimated in 1994 about 0.443 million. Topographically this district falls into mountainous zone. [nggallery id=29] Administratively, district bagh has three sub-divisions namely Bagh, Dheer kot and havaily. This district resembles to district poonch in all means due to its history, culture, customs and […]

Ziarat

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Ziarat (Urdu: زیارت) is the capital of Ziarat District, Balochistan, Pakistan.[1] It is located at 30°22’47N 67°43’38E with an altitude of 2543 metres (8346 ft)[2] and is a famous holiday resort of Balochistan and nearly every trip from Karachi to Quetta stops at Ziarat. Ziarat (literally ziarat is an Islamic shrine) was the summer residence of the chief commissioner of Baluchistan, and sanatorium for the European troops at Quetta: 8,850 ft (2,700 m). […]

Hunza Valley

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The Hunza Valley (Burushaski: ہنزہ, Urdu: ہنزہ) is a mountainous valley in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. The Hunza valley is situated to the north of the Hunza River, at an elevation of around 2,500 metres (8,200 ft). The territory of Hunza is about 7,900 square kilometres (3,100 sq mi). Aliabad is the main town with Karimabad as a popular tourist destination because of the spectacular […]

Astore Valley

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Astore Valley (el. 2,600 m (8,500 ft)) is now located in Astore District in the autonomous Pakistani regions of Gilgit-Baltistan,previously in the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. The valley, adjoining the eastern side of mountain Nanga Parbat, is about 120 km (75 mi) long, having area of 5,092 km2 (1,966 sq mi). [nggallery id=33] The entrance of the valley is located about 60 km southeast of Gilgit with […]

Hanna Urak

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Urak is a valley surrounded by mountains in the province of Balochistan in Pakistan. It is located near Hana Lake, and 21 kilometres from Quetta City.[1] [nggallery id=34] Urak has a population of 10,000 and about 100% are Pashtun. This valley is used for growing apple trees of good quality and few other fruits. It has a small waterfall in the end from where the Walli […]

Daman e koh

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Daman-e-Koh is a viewing point and hill top garden north of Islamabad And located in the middle of the Margalla Hills. Its name is a conjunction of Urdu & Persian words: Daman, which means center and Koh, which means hill. Daman-e-Koh therefore meaning center of the hill. [nggallery id=35] It is about 2400ft from sea level and almost […]

Clifton Beach

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Clifton Beach or Seaview is a beach in Karachi, Pakistan located on the Arabian Sea. It is one of the neighborhoods of Clifton, Saddar Town. It was the world’s most popular silver-sand beach and health resort during 20th century[citation needed] but in 2003 it was affected by an oil spill.[1] The beach has attractions for families and tourists, including beachside horse and camel rides, […]