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Dharamsar Lake

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Dharamsar Lake
Dharamsar Lake is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Dharamsar Lake
Dharamsar Lake
LocationKaghan Valley, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
Coordinates35°5′53.34″N 74°5′50.28″E / 35.0981500°N 74.0973000°E / 35.0981500; 74.0973000 (Dharamsar Lake)
Lake typeAlpine/Glacial lake
Part ofIndus River basin
Primary inflowsGlacial water
Basin countriesPakistan
Surface elevation3,690 m (12,110 ft)

Dharamsar Lake (Urdu: دھرم سر) is an alpine lake in the Kaghan Valley in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located approximately 3,690 metres (12,110 ft)[1] above sea level to the left of Babusar Top going eastwards from Chilas on the Karakoram Highway, next to the larger Sambaksar ("sar" means "lake" locally) and Ganai Gali. Dharamsar lake is located close to the border of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Jammu and Kashmir just south of the meeting point of all three of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.

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  1. ^ Khan, N.Ahmad (13 July 2022). "The unexplored lakes of Kaghan valley". Dawn. Retrieved 29 October 2024.