Kharkhari Lake | |
Location: | Kalam Valley, Swat Valley |
Coords: | 35.6772°N 72.4008°W |
Lake Type: | Glacial lake |
Inflow: | Glacial waters |
Outflow: | Mahoo Dand |
Pushpin Map: | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Catchment: | z |
Basin Countries: | Pakistan |
Length: | 0.4km (00.2miles) |
Width: | 0.25km (00.16miles) |
Elevation: | 9488.2feet |
Cities: | Kalam Valley |
Kharkhari Lake (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|خرخڑئی جھیل), also known as Kharkhari Danda (Pushto; Pashto: {{Nastaliq|خرخڑئی) in Pashto, is an alpine glacial lake located in the Gabral Valley to the north of Kalam Valley in the Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[1]
Kharkari Lake is located approximately 45 kilometres from Kalam Valley and 23 kilometres from the Utror Gabral area. This body of water separates Swat from Chitral.[2]
Kharkhari Lake has become a popular summer destination for tourists.[3] Due to its increase in popularity, efforts to preserve Kharkhari Lake are underway.