Attabad Lake
Attabad Lake ( ur, ) is a lake located in the Gojal region of Hunza Valley in Gilgit−Baltistan, Pakistan. It was created in January 2010 as the result of a major landslide in Attabad. The lake has become one of the biggest tourist attractions in Gilgit−Baltistan, offering activities like boating, jet-skiing, fishing and other recreational activities. Formation The lake was formed when Attabad village in Hunza Valley in Gilgit−Baltistan had a landslide, upstream (east) of Karimabad that occurred on 4 January 2010. The landslide killed twenty people and blocked the flow of the Hunza River for five months. The lake flooding displaced 6,000 people from upstream villages, stranded (from land transportation routes) a further 25,000, and inundated over of the Karakoram Highway. The lake reached long and over in depth by the first week of June 2010 when it began flowing over the landslide dam, completely submerging lower Shishkat and partly flooding Gulmit. The su ...
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Attabad
Attabad ( ur, عطا آباد), also spelt Atabad, is a town located in Gilgit-Baltistan, Gilgit−Baltistan, Pakistan. It is located at 36°19'0N 74°48'0E with an altitude of , and is most well-known as the home of the Attabad Lake that formed in January 2010 following a major landslide. See also * Attabad Lake References

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