Dana Meadows are
meadow
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s located in the north-end of
Kaghan Valley
The Kaghan Valley (Hindko, ) is an Alpine climate, alpine valley in Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The valley stretches across the northern Pakistan, rising from its lowest elevation of to its highest point at the Babusar P ...
in
Mansehra District
Mansehra District (Urdu, ) is a district in the Hazara Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northern Pakistan. Mansehra city serves as the headquarters of the district. The district has a Hindkowan majority, with a significant Pashtun and Kohista ...
of
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ; , ; abbr. KP or KPK), formerly known as the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Northern Pakistan, northwestern region of the country, Khyber ...
the province of
Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
. Surrounded by
Lower Himalayan mountain peaks with elevation of around , the
alpine
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* Alps, a European mountain range
** Alpine states, which overlap with the European range
Australia
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meadows are located at an altitude of .
is the starting point for a trip to Dana Meadows. The track to Dana Meadows was destroyed by the
2005 Kashmir earthquake
An earthquake occurred at on 8 October 2005 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, a territory under Pakistan. Its epicenter was 19 km northeast of the city of Muzaffarabad, and 90 km north north-east of Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan, ...
which resulted the Jeep access to the meadows insurmountable.
See also
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Khanian
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Shogran
Shogran (Hindko, ) is a hill station situated on a plateau in the Kaghan Valley of Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northern Pakistan at a height of above sea level. It has been a popular tourist attraction in recent years.
Shogran is l ...
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Kaghan Valley
The Kaghan Valley (Hindko, ) is an Alpine climate, alpine valley in Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The valley stretches across the northern Pakistan, rising from its lowest elevation of to its highest point at the Babusar P ...
References
External links
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Grasslands of Pakistan
Meadows
Tourist attractions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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