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  Jhelum River
The Jhelum River is the largest and most western of the five rivers of the Punjab province of Pakistan.
It is a tributary of the Indus river.
The river rises from northeastern Jammu and Kashmir and is fed by glaciers, and then passes through the Srinagar district.
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 KASHMIR - LoveToKnow Article on KASHMIR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The great ridge which is thrown off to the south-west by Nanga Parbat rises, at a distance of 12 m., toanother summit 20,740 ft. in height, from which run south-west, and south-east the ridges which are the northern~ watershed boundary of Kashmir.
By these rivers and their numerous affluents the wholeyalley of Kashmir is watered abundantly.
Lastly, there is the river pass of the Jhelum, which is the easy route from the valley westward, having two ways down to the plains, one by Miizaffarabad and the Hazara valley to Hasan Abdal, the other by the British hill station of Murree to Rawalpindi.
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 Et cetera Politics
Kunhar is the main river, which emanates from the Lulusar Lake and drains the valley from North to South into the Jhelum River.
Major towns/villages along the Kunhar are Balakot (3,226 feet), (lying at the entrance of the Valley), Kawai (4,000 feet), Mahandri (4,952 feet), Kaghan (6,686 feet), Naran (7,963 feet), Batakundi (8,607 feet), Burawai (9,596 feet) and Jalkhad (14,267 feet).
From Garhi Habibullah onward, the alignment of the road is on the right bank of Kunhar River, overlooked by the rising mountains till the historical city of the Balakot is reached.
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 NORTH-WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE - LoveToKnow Article on NORTH-WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Where irrigated from the Kurram river, especially round Bannu itself, this tract is well cultivated and forms a great contrast to the harsh desolation of the Kohat hills.
The former is a long narrow valley, with a rich fringe of cultivation bordering the river; the latter is a wide open alluvial plain, cultivated only on one side, and for the rest rough stony waste.
Rivers.With the exception of the Kunhar river, which flows down the Kagan valley to the Jhelum, the whole drainage of the province eventually finds its way into the Indus.
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 STC TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
Kunhar river with plenty of trout fish flows through the valley and has the villages of Balakot, Kaghan, Naran on its banks.
It is from this hatchery that brown trout and rainbow trout are stocked into the upper Kunhar river and the lakes Saiful Muluk, Lulusar and Dodiputsar.
This town is situated on the banks of Kunhar river at an altitude of 2498 m at a point where the valley widens.
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 Encyclopedia: Jhelum River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The Indus (सिन्‍धु नदी) (known as Sindhu to Indians and in Sanskrit, as Sinthos in Greek, and Sindus in Latin) is the principal river of Pakistan.
The battle of the Hydaspes River was a battle fought by Alexander the Great in 326 BC against the Indian king Purushotthama (better known as Porus) on the Hydaspes River (now the Jhelum) in present-day Pakistan.
The Chenab River rises in the Himalayan ranges of Kashmir and flows through the plains of the Punjab, forming the boundary between the Rechna and the Jech Doabs.
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 Pakistan Travel Web > Destinations > Mountains & Valleys > Kaghan Valley
The Kaghan valley is named for the town of Kaghan rather than for the Kunhar River which flows to the length of the valley.
This village, sorrounded by peaks and forests, is east of the main Kunhar River.
The Kunhar river trout is considered to be the best throughout the sub-continent.
www.travel.web.pk /destinations/mountains_valleys/kaghan_valley.asp   (608 words)

  
 NORTH WALSHAM - Online Information article about NORTH WALSHAM
After leaving Hazara it flows in a southerly direction between the Punjab and the North-West Frontier Province, till it enters Mianwali district of the Punjab, from which it emerges to form again the eastern boundary of the province.
The Kurram river rises in the southern slopes of the Safed Koh, and after leaving the Kurram valley passes through the Kohat hills and enters Bannu district.
In the trans-border agencies the valleys of the Swat, Kurram and Tochi rivers yield abundant rice crops.
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 Planning Honeymoon!- Matchpk.com
On other side is the Kunhar River, which accompanies you all along your journey.
The river is muddy in the plains but as you go towards the mountains it becomes clearer.
Near Gittidas is the 11,000 feet high Lulusar Lake out of which river Kunhar issues anew with redoubled strength to flow down the valley first as placid blue stream and then a roaring torrent until it joins the Jhelum.
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 Jhelum River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The river rises from north-eastern Jammu and Kashmir and is fed by glaciers, and then passes through the Srinagar district.
The Neelum River, the largest tributary of the Jhelum, joins it near Muzaffarbad, as does the next largest, the Kunhar River of the Kaghan Valley.
Mangla, completed in 1967, is one of the largest earthfill dams in the world, with a storage capacity of 5.9 million acre-feet (7.3 km³)
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 LAS - LUMS Adventure Society > Pictures   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
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 Integrating Environmental Considerations into the Economic Decision-Making Process
The Indus, which is the largest river in Pakistan, originates from Lake Mansarwar in Tibet, entering Pakistan near Marol in the Kharmang valley.
The important tributaries of the Indus in Hazara Division include the Sarin, Dor and Haro, while the Kunhar River is an important tributary of the Jhelum River.
The western tributaries of the River Indus are the Chitral, Swat, Panjkora, Kabul, Tochi, Kurram and Gomal rivers, all of which have high potential for hydroelectric power generation.
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 MOUNTAINS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Permits are necessary, and can be obtained from the Tourism Division, The waters of the Swat River around Kalam and in the valleys of Ushu and Gabral abound in brown trout.
Here you'll depart from the river Kunhar and on both sides of road there are vast fields.
Don't look here and there the melody you are hearing is provided by the river Kunhar who is with you on same level.
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The Kunhar bursts out from the lake Lulusar at the head of Kaghan valley and after a turbulent courses of 110 miles falls in the river Jehlum at Pattan.
The fresh water fauna is directly or indirectly dependent on the local rainfall, natural springs, and mostly the Kunhar and Siran rivers.
The Kunhar river abounds in trout fish, a hot favourite for amateur fishing zeal.
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 15 feared dead in landslide in Pakistan
Police said the landslide began when a boulder broke loose from the surrounding hills and crashed towards the main road, sweeping six cars including two military vehicles into the Kunhar river.
Witnesses have told police that groups of tourists were taking pictures at the edge of the river when the boulder broke loose.
"It blocked the river Kunhar and we have evacuated people from areas close to the river for fear of water spilling into their villages," Ahmed said, adding that the road had also collapsed.
www.chinadaily.com.cn /en/doc/2001-07/11/content_69716.htm   (268 words)

  
 Khyber Gateway >> Places >> Hazara District
The raging Kunhar river accompanies the steep winding road which leads to the Kaghan village.
The river is plenty of Trout Fish and has the villages of Balakot, Kaghan, Naran and others on its banks.
Battakundi is at a distance of 16 km from Naran and provides access to Lalazar Plateau, lake Dodiputsar and lake Lalusar which is the biggest natural lake in Hazara and the source of Kunhar river.
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 www.mansehra.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
On the mountains the grasslands are also found where Gujars and other nomads migrate during summer for grazing their sheep, goats and other animals.
The Kunhar bursts out the from the Lulusar at the head of Kaghan valley and after a turbulent course of 110 miles falls in the river Jhelum at Pattan.
For the former two a hatchery has been established in Ichrian while the latter are commonly found in the rivers and nallas Reptiles like the lizards and snakes are the master creepers and runners among the terrestrial fauna.
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 North Pakistan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Balakot on the bank of the Kunhar river is the gateway to the alpine valley of Kaghan.
The river owes its name to the fact that the Mughal queen Noor Jehan who was on her way to the mountains for vacations got an eye sore.
Naran, the major town of the valley on the confluence of Saif-ul-Maluk Nullah and the Kunhar river is a fast growing town where dozens of hotels and eating joints have sprung up in the last few years.
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 LAHORE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Multan fort was built on a mound separating it from the city and the old bed of river Ravi.
Situated beside an earlier course of the Ravi River, Harappa was discovered in 1920/21, but through the ages the site was quarried for bricks and most of the buildings so far excavated are in poor condition.
The Salt Range runs from Jhelum river in the east and west to Kalabagh on the Indus River.
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Peshawar is its capital, and the Vale of Peshawar, fertile and well watered by the Kabul and Swat rivers, is its heart.
The northern half of the province consists of five river valleys running roughly parallel, north to south: the Chitral, dir, Swat, Indus and Kaghan.
In Lower Swat, the valley is wide, the fields on either side of the river are full of wheat and lucerne, and the villages are prosperous and surrounded by fruit trees.
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 Marco Polo Adventures (Pvt) Ltd.
The principal attraction is the bazaar, the fort and mosque by the river and the summer palace of the ex-ruler of Chitral on the hilltop.
Chitral fort stands on the bend of the Kunhar river, beside the 100 year old Shahi mosque surrounded by clusters of enormous Chinar trees.
The Kalash people live in three valleys between Kunhar river and the Afghan border, these valleys of Birir, Bomburet and Rum bur are on the edge of the monsoon belt so the vegetation is dense with giant walnut trees and fruit trees draped in grapevines overhanging swiftly flowing streams.
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Punjab, its name meaning 'Land of Five Rivers', is the richest, most fertile and most heavily populated province of Pakistan.
Geographically, it is a land of contrasts, from the alluvial plain of the Indus River and its tributaries to the sand-dunes of the Cholistan Desert, from the verdant beauty of the pine-covered foothills of the Himalaya to the strangely convoluted lunar landscape of the Potwar Plateau and the Salt Range.
In the 16th century it was the Moghuls turn, followed by the Sikhs in 1752 and the British in 1849.
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The rivers in Chitral, specially the Lutkuh River, is famous for its brown trout.
The bridge over the fast flowing Gilgit river is the largest suspension bridge in Asia (182 metres long and 2 metres wide) permitting enough room for one jeep at a time to cross.
The Lush-green valley of Swat, with its rushing torrents, icy-cold lakes, fruit-laden orchards and flower-decked slopes is ideal for holiday-makers intent on relaxation.
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 Hotels Directory of Pakistan - City Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
It is surrounded by lakes, rivers, glaciers and high mountains ranges.
To the east beyond the Kunhar River, may be seen the snow covered mountain ranges of Kashmir, to the north and north-east, the mountains of Kohistan and Kaghan are sighted, to the north-west are snowy ranges of Swat and Chitral.
Lulu Sar Lake:-48 kilometers away from Naran, on Naran-Babusar road is Lulu Sar Lake which is wreathed in blue and gold wild flowers, and is the main source of river Kunhar.
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 Tariq's Pakistan
Pedlars enticed the travellers with snacks and drinks and sold home made artefacts and remedies for many ailments, from upset stomachs to coughs and colds.The trained travelled in straight lines for miles on end across the vast sand plains passing by small hamlets, villages, towns and cities.
Fields of wheat, sugar cane and cotton, mango trees, date palms and orange groves testified to the fertility of the soil and the abundance of water from the five rivers of Punjab.
Strategically placed with the river Ravi cutting across it, Lahore is only 12 miles from the border with India.
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 Cycling the Babusar Pass
However after reaching Naran I discovered that the material I had used for the panniers was not quite so strong and the panniers had already started to fall apart.
I was therefore rushing through the valley along the Thak River as fast as I could.
Dietmar decided to camp at the bank of the river for the night and invited me to stay with him.
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 Kaghan valley_itinerary
The town Balakot is a little way up the Kunhar River.
Balakot was the scene of a battle in the continuing struggle between the Sikhs and the Muslim tribesmen in the early 19th century.
His tomb is the green-tiled monument bear the Kunhar River.
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 The Case of Pakistan, Part 2
Of this, 128 billion cubic meters is diverted for irrigation purposes to the canal heads, while remaining water flows to the sea.
Although this flow to the sea is needed to maintain a viable river ecosystem, especially in the Indus estuary, experts agree that much of it could be stored for irrigation.
A recent study of the Kabul River (near Peshawar) reveals that parts of the river and some of its tributaries have become open sewers.
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 TDCP, The Official Site of Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab
Drive along the Kunhar River to Shogran (2,400 meters), one of the loveliest and unspoilt locations in Kaghan Valley.
Gilgit is an ancient cross-route and the key-junction in the north for travel to all parts of the compass.
From the fort is a captivating view of majestic Trich Mir (7,708 meter), the highest peak of the Hindukush Range with the Chitral River flowing nearby.
www.tourism-punjab.com /abouttdcp.html   (4102 words)

  
 Jhelum River - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Jhelum River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Jhelum River - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Jhelum River.
Here you will find more informations about Jhelum River.
The orginal Jhelum River article can be editet
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