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Saidgai Lake ( ps, سيدګۍ ډنډ; ) also known as Saidgai Dand is a lake in the upper reaches of Ushirai Dara of
Upper Dir District Upper Dir District ( ps, بر دير ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. The city of Dir is the district headquarters. Badogai Pass connects it to Utror. At the time of independ ...
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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, ...
the Province of
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. It is located at an elevation of above the sea level. It is located to the northwest of Gabin Jabba. The temperature is normally about 5 °C to 10 °C during hot months. Mostly this lake catches tourist from Dir and other parts of the country as well in the month of June, July and August, while the remaining months this lake is covered by snow. Saidgai lake is at the boundary of Dir Upper.


Location

Saidgai Lake is situated in hilly areas of usherai dara, Upper dir, and is about 7-8 hours away by foot from usherai darra. Dwellers of both dir and
swat In the United States, a SWAT team (special weapons and tactics, originally special weapons assault team) is a police tactical unit that uses specialized or military equipment and tactics. Although they were first created in the 1960s to ...
claims the area but geopolitically it comes under dir administration. The lake is encircled by snowy mountains and
pastures Pasture (from the Latin ''pastus'', past participle of ''pascere'', "to feed") is land used for grazing. Pasture lands in the narrow sense are enclosed tracts of farmland, grazed by domesticated livestock, such as horses, cattle, sheep, or swine ...
. The lake is approximately 1 km in length and half km in width, and it’s water run intro stream, later joining the punjkora river of dir.


Access

The lake is accessible from three different trails and sides; Ushirai Dara, upper Dir (shortest way) which is about 6 hours by foot, Sulatanr (Roringar valley), upper Swat and Lalko (Gabina Jabba), upper Swat; about 10 to 12 hours. From Chitkarai the distance by foot is around 4-5 hours. * The Lalko Gabina Jabba * Ushirai trail * Another trail leads to the lake from Sulatanr which is also located in the northern tip of Roringar Matta, Swat.


See also

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Lake 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 ...
- ''Kaghan Valley'' *
Katora Lake Katora Lake is an alpine glacial lake located in the upper reaches of Jahaz Banda, Kumrat valley in Upper Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa the Province of Pakistan. The lake is fed by the surrounding melting glacier waters. The word Katora means ...
- ''Kumrat Valley'' *
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 dr ...
- ''Kalam Valley'' *
Kundol Lake Kundol Lake ( ur, ) also known as ''Kundol Dand'', is a lake in Swat Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, which is located in the north of Utror valley at a distance of away from Kalam. Similarly, there is a well known story about the lake whi ...
- ''Kalam Valley'' *
Daral Lake Daral Lake () also known Daral Dand is an alpine scenic lake in the hill top of Bahrain a region of Swat Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa the Province of Pakistan. It is situated to the northeast of Saidgai Lake. The lake appears as giant amoeba like ...
- ''Swat Valley'' *
Izmis Lake Izmis Lake is a lake in Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, located to the south-west of Utror valley at a high altitude above the tree line. The name Izmis means "caves" in Kohistani, and as the lake is surrounded by several natural ca ...
- ''Swat Valley'' *
Pari Lake Pari Lake is located approximately above sea level, in the mountain ranges of Utror Valley, Kalam, Swat Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is comparatively greater in size and depth than the other lake situated in its vicinity and remain ...
- ''Swat Valley''


References

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