Izmis Lake is a lake in
Swat District
Swat District (), also known as the Swat Valley, is a Districts of Pakistan, district in the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Known for its stunning natural beauty, the district is a popular tourist destination. With a populati ...
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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 ...
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Pakistan
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, located to the south-west of
Utror
Utror, also spelt Atror, is a valley and a union council of the Behrain Tehsil, located in upper Swat region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the Li ...
valley at a high altitude above the
treeline
The tree line is the edge of a habitat at which trees are capable of growing and beyond which they are not. It is found at high elevations and high latitudes. Beyond the tree line, trees cannot tolerate the environmental conditions (usually low ...
. The name Izmis means "caves" in
Kohistani, and as the lake is surrounded by several natural caves, the people have named the lake after these caves. A small jeep-able link road from Utror leads part of the way to the lake, ending in a valley called
Loypanrghalay. The lake can be accessed from here after trekking for almost 3–6 hours.
See also
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Katora Lake
Katora Lake is an alpine glacial lake located in the upper reaches of the Jahaz Banda, Kumrat Valley in the Upper Dir District of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The lake is fed by the snowmelt from the surrounding glaciers. The word ...
- ''Kumrat Valley''
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Saidgai Lake
Saidgai Lake (; ), also known as 'Saidgai Dand', is situated in the upper reaches of Ushirai Dara in the Upper Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Positioned at an elevation of , it lies northwest of Gabin Jabba. During the warmer mo ...
- ''Swat Valley''
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Mahodand Lake
Mahodand Lake (; - "Lake of Fishes") is a lake located in the upper Usho Valley at a distance of about from Kalam in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The lake is accessible by a four-wheel drive vehicle, and is often uti ...
- ''Kalam Valley''
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Kundol Lake
Kundol Lake (), also known as ''Kundol Dand'' and Kundal, is a lake in the Swat Valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is located in the north of the Utror, Utror Valley. It is away from the Kalam, Swat, Kalam Valley.
A popular folktale ...
- ''Kalam Valley''
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Daral Lake
Daral Lake () is an alpine lake within the Swat Kohistan region of the Swat Valley in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is situated to the northeast of Saidgai Lake. "Daral" is a Dardic word and literally means "stream" or "spring w ...
- ''Swat Valley''
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List of Tourist attractions in Swat - ''List of tourist attractions in Swat''
References
External links
Izmis Lake - paktrips.comIn pictures: Mirror-like Izmis glacial lake draws tourists to Utror valley - Dawn.comIzmis Lake - Google MapsIzmis Lake, Utror Valley, Swat, KPK Pakistan - ecency.comIzmis Lake Swat Valley - tourbeeIzmis Lake - ghoomlo.pk
Videos
Izmis Lake , Utror - Swat ValleyIzmis lake , Kalam Bandha , Swat ValleyPari Lakes and Izmis Lake in bad weather , Jahaz Pass Expedition , Part 222 Lakes expedition utror to izmis waterfall and lake swat valley kpkTravelling to Izmis Lake From Utror Valley , Pedestrian track , Short Documentary , Sherin Zada
Lakes of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Tourist attractions in Swat
Swat District
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