Kunhar River Explained

Kunhar
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Pakistan
Subdivision Type2:province
Subdivision Name2:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Subdivision Type4:District
Subdivision Name4:Mansehra District
Length:177km (110miles)
Source1:Lulusar lake
Source1 Elevation:3950m (12,960feet)
Mouth:Jhelum River
Mouth Location:Muzaffarabad

The Kunhar River[1] (Urdu: {{nq|دریائے کنہار) or River Kunhar, is a 177km (110miles) long river, located primarily in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northern Pakistan. It is in the Indus River watershed basin.[2]

Origin and route

Kunhar is the main river in the Naran Valley.[3] It originates from the Lulusar Lake, near the Babusar Pass at the elevation of 3455m, in the Kaghan Valley.[2] [3] Melting snow and natural tributaries are the main source of water for the Kunhar river.[3] It joins Jhelum river at Pattan.[2]

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  1. News: Fahim Zaman . Death of a River . Dawn . 29 Nov 2020.
  2. Book: Abbasi . Arshad Mehmood . Wild Edible Vegetables of Lesser Himalayas: Ethnobotanical and Nutraceutical Aspects, Volume 1 . Shah . Munir Hussain . Khan . Mir Ajab . 2014-10-15 . Springer . 978-3-319-09543-1 . en. 13.
  3. Book: Öztürk . Münir . Climate Change Impacts on High-Altitude Ecosystems . Hakeem . Khalid Rehman . Faridah-Hanum . I. . Efe . Recep . 2015-05-05 . Springer . 978-3-319-12859-7 . en. 156–163.