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Usho
Usho (also spelled Ushu) is a village in Usho Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is situated from Kalam and km from Mingora, at the height of 2,300 meters (7,550 feet). It is accessible through a non metalled road from Kalam by jeeps only. Usho is known for its beautiful cloudy and rainy forest. Tourist attraction Mahodand lake is located from there. In winter, the famous Ushu glacier blocks the only path to the Mahodand lake and this path is only opened again in Summer, when the snow of the glacier melts and the authorities wipe of the remaining snow from the road. See also *Matiltan *Utror *Gabral *Mahodand Mahodand Lake ( ur, ; ps, د ماهو ډنډ - "Lake of Fishes") is a lake located in the upper Usho, Usho Valley at a distance of about from Kalam, Swat, Kalam in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The lake is accessible ... References Usho Forest Tourist attractions in Swat Swat Kohistan Swat District {{Swat-g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usho Valley, Swat
Usho (also spelled Ushu) is a village in Usho Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is situated from Kalam and km from Mingora, at the height of 2,300 meters (7,550 feet). It is accessible through a non metalled road from Kalam by jeeps only. Usho is known for its beautiful cloudy and rainy forest. Tourist attraction Mahodand lake is located from there. In winter, the famous Ushu glacier blocks the only path to the Mahodand lake and this path is only opened again in Summer, when the snow of the glacier melts and the authorities wipe of the remaining snow from the road. See also *Matiltan *Utror *Gabral *Mahodand Mahodand Lake ( ur, ; ps, د ماهو ډنډ - "Lake of Fishes") is a lake located in the upper Usho Valley at a distance of about from Kalam in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The lake is accessible by a four-wheel dr ... References Usho Forest Tourist attractions in Swat Swat Kohistan Swat District {{Swat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahodand Lake
Mahodand Lake ( ur, ; ps, د ماهو ډنډ - "Lake of Fishes") is a lake located in the upper Usho Valley at a distance of about from Kalam in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The lake is accessible by a four-wheel drive vehicle, and is often utilized for fishing and boating. Geography The Mahodand Lake lies at the foothills of Hindu kush mountains at an elevation of , surrounded by the meadows, mountains and dense forests. Similarly, the banks of Mahodand lake are covered by pines and pastures that serve as a camping site during the summer. The Mahodand lake is fed by melting glaciers and springs of the Hindu Kush mountain and gives rise to Ushu Khwar, the major left tributary of the Swat River. Flora and fauna During the winter, the Mahodand lake freezes and is covered by heavy snow. In the summers, the basin of the lake is surrounded by a sheet of alpine flowers like geum, blue poppy, potentilla and gentian. Apart from it, the lake is encircled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahodand
Mahodand Lake ( ur, ; ps, د ماهو ډنډ - "Lake of Fishes") is a lake located in the upper Usho, Usho Valley at a distance of about from Kalam, Swat, Kalam in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The lake is accessible by a four-wheel drive vehicle, and is often utilized for fishing and boating. Geography The Mahodand Lake lies at the foothills of Hindu kush mountains at an elevation of , surrounded by the meadows, mountains and dense forests. Similarly, the banks of Mahodand lake are covered by pines and pastures that serve as a camping site during the summer. The Mahodand lake is fed by melting glaciers and springs of the Hindu Kush mountain and gives rise to Ushu Khwar, the major left tributary of the Swat River. Flora and fauna During the winter, the Mahodand lake freezes and is covered by heavy snow. In the summers, the basin of the lake is surrounded by a sheet of alpine flowers like geum, blue poppy, potentilla and gentian. Apart from it, the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalam Valley
Kalam ( Kalami, Pashto, & ur, ) is a valley located from Mingora in the northern upper section of Swat valley along the banks of the Swat River in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The Swat River was formed as a result of the confluence of two major tributaries, the Gabral and Ushu river. At an elevation of about above sea level, the valley itself provides room for a plateau that is located above the river and used for farming. There are mountains that are also visible from Matiltan, a valley close to Kalam Valley, including Mount Falaksar , and another unnamed peak high.Archived aGhostarchiveand thWayback Machine Climate With a mild and generally warm and temperate climate, Kalam features a humid subtropical climate (''Cfa'') under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Kalam is , while the annual precipitation averages . November is the driest month with of precipitation, while April, the wettest month, has an average precipitation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utror
Utror, also spelt Atror, is a valley located in the Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is surrounded by snow clad mountains, green pastures and waterfalls. The area of the valley is about . Utror is away from Kalam Valley and from Saidu Sharif. Utror is surrounded by Bhan valley on the east, Upper Dir District on the west, Kalam on the south and Gabral on the north. The altitude of the valley at Utror proper is and reaches to 2900 at Kundol Lake.Aesthetic sense of Swat, A case study of valley utror, 20000. Badogai Pass connects it to Upper Dir District. See also *Usho *Matiltan *Gabral *Mahodand Mahodand Lake ( ur, ; ps, د ماهو ډنډ - "Lake of Fishes") is a lake located in the upper Usho, Usho Valley at a distance of about from Kalam, Swat, Kalam in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The lake is accessible ... References {{coord, 35, 29, 30, N, 72, 28, 10, E, type:city_region:PK, display=title Tourist attractions in Sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matiltan
Matiltan is a valley in Pakistan about 11 km away from Kalam. It has large glaciers, thick forests and lofty mountain peaks. The tallest peak of Falak Sar mountain can be seen from it. It is accessible through a non metalled road from Kalam by a four-wheel drive vehicle and the charming lake of Mahodand comes after this village of Kalam. See also *Usho *Utror *Gabral *Mahodand Mahodand Lake ( ur, ; ps, د ماهو ډنډ - "Lake of Fishes") is a lake located in the upper Usho, Usho Valley at a distance of about from Kalam, Swat, Kalam in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The lake is accessible ... References {{coord, 35.542, 72.661, type:city_region:PK, display=title Swat Kohistan Hill stations in Pakistan Tourist attractions in Swat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swat Valley
Swat District (, ps, سوات ولسوالۍ, ) is a district in the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. With a population of 2,309,570 per the 2017 national census, Swat is the 15th-largest district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Swat District is centered on the Valley of Swat, usually referred to simply as Swat, which is a natural geographic region surrounding the Swat River. The valley was a major centre of early Buddhism under the ancient kingdom of Gandhara, and was a major centre of Gandharan Buddhism, with pockets of Buddhism persisting in the valley until the 10th century, after which the area became largely Muslim. Until 1969, Swat was part of the Yusafzai State of Swat, a self-governing princely state that was inherited by Pakistan following its independence from British rule. The region was seized by the Tehrik-i-Taliban in late-2007 until Pakistani control was re-established in mid-2009. The average elevation of Swat is , resulting in a consid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swat District
Swat District (, ps, سوات ولسوالۍ, ) is a district in the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. With a population of 2,309,570 per the 2017 national census, Swat is the 15th-largest district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Swat District is centered on the Valley of Swat, usually referred to simply as Swat, which is a natural geographic region surrounding the Swat River. The valley was a major centre of early Buddhism under the ancient kingdom of Gandhara, and was a major centre of Gandharan Buddhism, with pockets of Buddhism persisting in the valley until the 10th century, after which the area became largely Muslim. Until 1969, Swat was part of the Yusafzai State of Swat, a self-governing princely state that was inherited by Pakistan following its independence from British rule. The region was seized by the Tehrik-i-Taliban in late-2007 until Pakistani control was re-established in mid-2009. The average elevation of Swat is , resulting in a consid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's Islam by country#Countries, second-largest Muslim population just behind Indonesia. Pakistan is the List of countries and dependencies by area, 33rd-largest country in the world by area and 2nd largest in South Asia, spanning . It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by India to India–Pakistan border, the east, Afghanistan to Durand Line, the west, Iran to Iran–Pakistan border, the southwest, and China to China–Pakistan border, the northeast. It is separated narrowly from Tajikistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor in the north, and also shares a maritime border with Oman. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is its largest city and fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oshu River In Glacier (''Ōshū Fujiwara-shi''), a Japanese noble family
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Oshu or Ōshū may refer to: *Another name for Mutsu Province, a former Japanese province *Ōshū, Iwate, Japan, a city *Northern Fujiwara The Northern Fujiwara (奥州藤原氏 ''Ōshū Fujiwara-shi'') were a Japanese noble family that ruled the Tōhoku region (the northeast of Honshū) of Japan during the 12th century as their own realm. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mingora
Mingora ( ps, مینګورہ, ur, ) is a city in the Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Located on the Swat River, it is the 3rd largest city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the 26th largest in Pakistan. Mingora is the largest city and the epicenter of social, cultural, and economic activities in Malakand Division, and also the largest in the northern part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. History The area around Mingora has long been inhabited. At Loe Banr, Butkara II and Matalai, Italian archaeologists unearthed 475 Indo-Aryan graves dated between 1520 and 170 BC and two horse skeletons. On the opposite side of the River Swat at Aligrama, near the Saidu Sharif airport, a site of Gandhara grave culture was discovered by Italian archaeologists and dated to 1000 BC. Buddhism arose in the region with the arrival of monks from the Gangetic plains. Under Emperor Ashoka, Buddhism became firmly established in the region, and the region became a launching ground for Ashoka's expansion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 UN member states, 2 UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a special political status (2 states, both in free association with New Zealand). Compiling a list such as this can be a complicated and controversial process, as there is no definition that is binding on all the members of the community of nations concerni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
