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Explore Showar Shur in Pakistan
Showar Shur in the region of North-West Frontier Province is a place in Pakistan - some 217 mi or ( 349 km ) North of Islamabad , the country's capital city .
Time in Showar Shur is now 04:18 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Karachi " with a UTC offset of 5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Khandud, Kar Kat, Rawat, Peshawar, and Islamabad. Since you are here already, consider visiting Khandud . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Showar Shur ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Karambar Pass
Karambar pass (el. 14,250 ft. ) is a high mountain pass in Pakistan. It connects Yarkhun River valley in upper Chitral District to the Karambar river valley in Ishkoman tehsil of Ghizer district in Hunza Valley. Sometimes it is misspelled as Karomber or Kromber pass. The pass is one mile to the west of Karambar lake and 2 miles to the south of Dupsuk peak (5748m) that is the meeting point of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan Kashmir.
Located at 36.88 73.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Darkot Pass
Darkot pass (el. 15,430 ft. , open May through October) is a high mountain pass that connects Baroghil Valley in Chitral and Rawat valley of Ghizer District in Gilgit, Pakistan. It is also known under name Darkut. The pass is about 10 miles to the east of Koyo Zom (Zum) peak (6872m), the highest peak in Ghizer district. The border between Chitral and Northern Areas runs through the pass over Darkot Glacier.
Located at 36.74 73.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Karambar Lake
Karambar Lake (also known as Qurumbar Lake) is a high altitude lake located between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit–Baltistan in Pakistan. It is the 31st highest lake in the world and 2nd highest in Pakistan at a height of 14,121 feet and one of the highest biologically active lakes on earth.
Located at 36.88 73.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Broghol
Broghol, also spelled Broghil, Boroghil and several other ways, (el. 3798 m./12,460 ft. ) is a high mountain pass that crosses the Hindu Kush and connects the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan with Chitral in Pakistan. Broghol is a relatively low pass. It was closed for about three months each winter because of snow, but for much of the rest of the year it was passable even for cart traffic.
Located at 36.88 73.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Chikaar
Chikaar (el. 3,659 mt. , open May through October) is a high plain and gateway to Darkot Pass The border between Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Ghizer District of Gilgit-Baltistan. Its a small village of around 200 families. Landscape around the village offers superb scenery of clouds and sky piercing peaks. In the last decade it has got significant importance due to the relatively easy route that it offers towards Darkot Pass.
Located at 36.81 73.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
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