Back কাঘান উপত্যকা Bengali/Bangla Kagan (Pakistan) Catalan Kāghān Valley CEB Valle de Kaghan Spanish काग़ान घाटी Hindi കഗാൻ താഴ്വര Malayalam Lembah Kaghan Malay Kaghandalen NB ਕਾਗ਼ਾਨ ਘਾਟੀ Punjabi کاغان PNB
Kaghan Valley
وادی کاغان | |
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 Siri Paye meadows near Shogran, a hill station in the valley photographed c. May 2017 | |
  Kaghan Valley  Kaghan Valley | |
| Coordinates: 34°50′N 73°31′E / 34.833°N 73.517°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Mansehra |
| Tehsil | Balakot |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,884 km2 (1,500 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
The Kaghan Valley (Hindko, Urdu: وادی کاغان) is an alpine valley in Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The valley stretches 155 kilometres (96 mi) across the northern Pakistan, rising from its lowest elevation of 650 m (2,134 ft) to its highest point at the Babusar Pass around 4,170 m (13,690 ft).[1] Furthermore, the highest mountain peak in the valley known as Malika Parbat (lit. 'Queen of Mountains'), stands with a height of around 5,290 metres (17,360 ft).[2] Landslides triggered by the devastating 2005 Kashmir earthquake destroyed many passes leading into the valley, though roads have since been rebuilt.[3][4] Kaghan is a popular tourist attraction in Pakistan.[5][6]
- ^ Sophie (12 July 2010). "Kaghan Valley, Pakistan: Beauty Between Glaciers". www.tourismontheedge.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ Braham 1965.
- ^ خان, وسعت اللہ (31 October 2005). "کاغان ویلی ابھی تک محصور" [Kaghan Valley still under siege]. BBC Urdu (in Urdu).
- ^ "The Kashmir Earthquake of October 8, 2005: Impacts in Pakistan" (PDF). eeri.org. Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. February 2006. pp. 5–6.
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Khanwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Cold wave rules KP, Fata: Snow, landslides block roads in Kaghan valley". The News International.