Ansoo Lake (which literally translates to teardrop lake), is a tear-shaped lake located in
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 ...
in
Mansehra District
Mansehra District is a district in Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan.
It was established as a district in 1976, prior to which it was a tehsil within the former Hazara District. Two former subdivisions of Mansehra we ...
of
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
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 located at an elevation of above sea level and considered one of the highest lakes of the
Himalaya Range
The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the planet's highest peaks, including the very highest, Mount Everest. Over 100 ...
. The lake is situated near
Malika Parbat
Malika Parbat ( Pashto/; ''Queen of the Mountains'') (el. ) is the highest peak in Kaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is about south of Lake Saiful Muluk
Saiful Muluk ( ur, ) is a mountainous lake located at the northern end o ...
, the highest mountain in
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 ...
. The name of the lake owes to its teardrop shape; the Urdu word ''ansoo'' means "teardrop". The lake is said to have been discovered in 1993 by
Pakistan Air Force
, "Be it deserts or seas; all lie under our wings" (traditional)
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pilots who were flying at a relatively low altitude over the area.
See also
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List of lakes in Pakistan
Pakistan is home to many natural and man-made lakes and reservoirs. The largest lake in Pakistan is the Manchar Lake. The lake is spread over an area of over .
The highest lakes in Pakistan are the Paristan Lake and Shimshal Lake, which both a ...
*
Pyala Lake
Pyala Lake is a round lake in Jalkhand, Kaghan Valley, Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is about from Naran.
See also
* Payala Lake Ghazi Ghat
* Ansu Lake
* Lulusar Lake
*Kaghan Valley
The Kaghan Valley ( ur, ) is an alpine vall ...
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Saiful Muluk
References
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External links
Routes to Ansoo Lake
Lakes of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Mansehra District
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