Manthokha Waterfall also spelt Manthoka Waterfall, is a

waterfall A waterfall is any point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in seve ...

located in the Kharmang Valley, Skardu, in

Gilgit-Baltistan Gilgit-Baltistan (; ), formerly known as the Northern Areas, is a region administered by Pakistan as an administrative units of Pakistan, administrative territory and consists of the northern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has b ...

, in the extreme northern region 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# ...

. The waterfall has surface height of approximately, and located at a distance of around from Skardu, the largest city of Gilgit Baltistan.

Tourism

The waterfall is set in green pastures, with streams, amid the towering

Karakorum Karakorum (Khalkha Mongolian: Хархорум, ''Kharkhorum''; Mongolian script:, ''Qaraqorum'') was the capital city, capital of the Mongol Empire between 1235 and 1260 and of the Northern Yuan, Northern Yuan dynasty in the late 14th and 1 ...

mountains. A nearby restaurant serves local trout fish, and sightseers can also visit the fish farm.

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{{Waterfalls in Pakistan Waterfalls of Pakistan Kharmang District Tourist attractions in Gilgit-Baltistan

Tourism

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