The Kunhar River ( ur, ) or River Kunhar, is a long river, located primarily in the

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...

province, northern

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

. It is in the Indus River watershed basin. Its previous name was NainSukh (Ankhon ka Araam). Some people claim after the arrival of Swatis in Hazara, this river was renamed because Swatis were originally from Kunar, Province of Afghanistan.

Origin and route

The river originates from the upper Kaghan Valley's Dharamsar Lake, near

Babusar Pass Babusar Pass or Babusar Top (Urdu: درہ بابوسر) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in Pakistan at the north of the 150 km (93 miles) long Kaghan Valley, connecting it via the Thak Nala with Chilas on the Karakoram Highway (KKH). It ...

. The waters of Dudipat and

Saiful Muluk Saiful Muluk ( ur, ) is a mountainous lake located at the northern end of the Kaghan Valley, near the town of Naran in the Saiful Muluk National Park. At an elevation of 3,224 m (10,578 feet) above sea level, the lake is located above the tree l ...

Lakes feed the river, besides glacial waters from Malka Parbat and other high peaks in the valley. River Kunhar flows through the entire

Kaghan valley The Kaghan Valley ( ur, ) is an alpine valley located in the Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The valley covers a distance of across northern Pakistan, rising from its lowest elevation of to its highest point at the Babusa ...

and enters into Nainsukh Valley from

Balakot Balakot (; ur, ; ) is a town in Mansehra District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The town was destroyed during the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, but was later rebuilt with the assistance of the Government of Pakistan and Saudi P ...

comprising

Garhi Habibullah Garhi may refer to several places: * Garhi Abdullakhan * Garhi Daulatzai * Garhi Dupatta * Garhi Habibullah * Garhi Harsaru * Garhi Ismail Zai * Garhi Khuda Bakhsh * Garhi Matani * Garhi Pukhta * Garhi Shahu * Garhi Sher Ahmed * Garhi Yas ...

and Dalola. It joins the

Jhelum River The Jhelum River (/dʒʰeːləm/) is a river in the northern Indian subcontinent. It originates at Verinag and flows through the Indian administered territory of Jammu and Kashmir, to the Pakistani-administered territory of Kashmir, and then ...

at Rarah about 10 km downstream from

Muzaffarabad Muzaffarabad (; ur, ) is the capital and largest city of Azad Kashmir, and the 60th largest in Pakistan. The city is located in Muzaffarabad District, near the confluence of the Jhelum and Neelum rivers. The district is bounded by the Pak ...

, in the Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

References

External links

PTDC Official website
Indus basin Rivers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa {{Pakistan-river-stub

Origin and route

See also

References

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