Zharba Tso or Blind Lake is a panoramic lake near Shigar Valley, Skardu,

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 ...

region in

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 lake is used as a water reservoir for the residents of Shigar Valley. It is fed by the

Indus River The Indus ( ) is a transboundary river of Asia and a trans-Himalayas, Himalayan river of South Asia, South and Central Asia. The river rises in mountain springs northeast of Mount Kailash in the Western Tibet region of China, flows northw ...

. The lake is on the way of Shigar Valley, around 30 minutes' drive from Skardu. It is surrounded by the Indus River on one side and the Shigar River to the other side. It is sometimes used for

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competitions.

References

Lakes of Gilgit-Baltistan Shigar District Reservoirs in Pakistan {{Gilgit-Baltistan Lake Stub