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Urak Valley, also known as the Hanna Urak Valley, is a
File:Waterfall urak.JPG,
valley
A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains and typically containing a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams over ...
surrounded by mountains in the Quetta District
Quetta () is a Districts of Pakistan, district in the northwestern part of the Balochistan province of Pakistan(occupied illegally). According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Quetta District is 2,272,290 (2.2 million).
It is part of Quet ...
of Balochistan Province
Balochistan (; ; , ) is a province of Pakistan. Located in the southwestern region of the country, Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan by land area but is the least populated one. It is bordered by the Pakistani provinces of Khybe ...
, in western 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# ...
. It is located in Zarghoon Range near Hana Lake
Hanna Lake () is a lake in Urak Valley near Quetta, in Balochistan Province, in southwestern Pakistan. It is surrounded by mountains.
Geography
Hanna Lake is in the hills close to where the Urak Valley begins, east from Quetta city. The rese ...
, and from Quetta
Quetta is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Balochistan. It is the ninth largest city in Pakistan, with an estimated population of over 1.6 million in 2024. It is situated in the south-west of the country, lying in a ...
city. A small 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 ...
at its end marks entrance to the adjacent Wali Tangi Dam
Wali Tangi Dam is a small dam in the Urak Valley in Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is situated approximately east of Quetta at an elevation of approximately .
Wali Tangi Dam was constructed by the Pakistan Ar ...
.
Urak Valley has a population of 24000, and is the ancestral home of the Kakar
The Kakar (Pashto: کاکړ) is a Gharghashti Pashtun tribe, based in Afghanistan, parts of Iran, and northern Balochistan in Pakistan.
Origins of the tribe
Kakars are descendants of Dani (or Daani) who was the son of Gharghasht. Gharghasht wa ...
tribe of Pashtuns
Pashtuns (, , ; ;), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group primarily residing in southern and eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. They were historically also referred to as Afghan (ethnon ...
. Agriculture in the valley includes growing apple
An apple is a round, edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus'' spp.). Fruit trees of the orchard or domestic apple (''Malus domestica''), the most widely grown in the genus, are agriculture, cultivated worldwide. The tree originated ...
trees of good quality and a few other fruits.
Tourism
The valley is the most visited tourist destination in Balochistan; and also the only spot in the province to have received average daily visits of 15,000 and 20,000 tourists from all over Pakistan.
Gallery
Hanna-Urak Waterfall
Hanna-Urak Waterfall is a waterfall located near Hanna Lake in Urak Valley, Quetta District of Balochistan the province of Pakistan. It is a small waterfall surrounded by mountains of the Zarghoon Range. The waterfalls at the end of Urak Valley ...
File:Mountains around Hanna Lake Quetta.jpg, Hana Lake
Hanna Lake () is a lake in Urak Valley near Quetta, in Balochistan Province, in southwestern Pakistan. It is surrounded by mountains.
Geography
Hanna Lake is in the hills close to where the Urak Valley begins, east from Quetta city. The rese ...
File:Walli_Tangi,_Urak_Valley,_Balochistan,_Pakistan.jpg, Wali Tangi Dam
Wali Tangi Dam is a small dam in the Urak Valley in Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is situated approximately east of Quetta at an elevation of approximately .
Wali Tangi Dam was constructed by the Pakistan Ar ...
File:End of Urak Valley.jpg, End of Urak Valley
See also
*Hana Lake
Hanna Lake () is a lake in Urak Valley near Quetta, in Balochistan Province, in southwestern Pakistan. It is surrounded by mountains.
Geography
Hanna Lake is in the hills close to where the Urak Valley begins, east from Quetta city. The rese ...
*Hanna-Urak Waterfall
Hanna-Urak Waterfall is a waterfall located near Hanna Lake in Urak Valley, Quetta District of Balochistan the province of Pakistan. It is a small waterfall surrounded by mountains of the Zarghoon Range. The waterfalls at the end of Urak Valley ...
*Wali Tangi Dam
Wali Tangi Dam is a small dam in the Urak Valley in Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is situated approximately east of Quetta at an elevation of approximately .
Wali Tangi Dam was constructed by the Pakistan Ar ...
*Quetta
Quetta is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Balochistan. It is the ninth largest city in Pakistan, with an estimated population of over 1.6 million in 2024. It is situated in the south-west of the country, lying in a ...
References
Valleys of Balochistan (Pakistan) Quetta District Tourist attractions in Balochistan, Pakistan {{Balochistan-geo-stub