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Encyclopedia > Dudipatsar Lake
Dudipatsar in spring
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Dudipatsar in spring

Dudiptsar lake or Dudipat Lake is a beautiful lake encircled by snow clad peaks. The lake lies in the extreme north of Kaghan Valley and is about a four hours drive from chief town Naran. The road is not entirely accessible for cars, even Jeeps and from a certain point the visitors have to trek to reach the lake. Its water is beautiful greenish blue and very cold too Dudipatsar is also close to another major Lake lulusar which is main contributory to Kunhar river that runs through Kaghan valley. At a distance from the lake lies the Babusar top or the Babusar Pass which is the end of 150 km long Kaghan valley. The Kaghan valley is a valley in the Mansehra District of Pakistan. ... Naran (translation: Man) is a 2005 Malayalam movie which tells the story of Mullankolli Velayudhan, a homeless ruffian with a good heart. ... Jeep is an automobile marque of DaimlerChrysler. ... River Kunhar in Kaghan Kunhar River (Urdu: دریائے کنہار) is located in North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan. ... The Kaghan valley is a valley in the Mansehra District of Pakistan. ... Babusar Pass or Babusar Top is a pass at the north of the 150 km (93 miles) long Kaghan Valley. ...

stream flowing out of Dudipatsar
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stream flowing out of Dudipatsar

The word "dudi" means white and "sar" means lake. This name has been given to the lake because of the white color of snow at surrounding peaks. In summer the water of lake reflects like a mirror. Its not easy to visit this lake as there is tough hike. Its gonna take you four to six hours for this lake after tough hiking and trekking. Many beautiful natural scenes are only accessible if one is willing to hike to get to them. ...


The word "sar" is used with the name of each lake in the area meaning lake.In the summer when the water of the lake reflects like a mirror a large number of visitors from different areas of the country come to watch the enchanting views of these lake. Dudipat Lake (Dudipat Sar in local language) is six or seven hours walking distance from Besal. Half of this distance is steady climbing on a clear path then the valley opens out to wide, flat pastureland.

shining Dudipatsar
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shining Dudipatsar

The deep blue Dudipat Sar, at 3,800 meters, is surrounded by green hills at about 4,800 meters, with snow patches in the shady hollows. This lake is very little visited by people and its natural beauty is still very much protected. October 8, 2005's earthquake in North Pakistan has made it more difficult to be accessed. However the government of Pakistan decided on March 14, 2006 to take all steps to restore tourism of the Kaghan valley which includes buidling new tourism spots and rebuilding previously destroyed ones. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Kaghan valley is a valley in the Mansehra District of Pakistan. ...


External links

  • Dudipatsar Lake
  • Tourism Revival plans


 

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