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    This document provides information about the highest peaks, mountain ranges, first and notable ascents in Pakistan. It also lists important dams, barrages, forts, gardens, mosques, roads, parks, borders, lakes in Pakistan. For lakes, it provides details on the largest freshwater and saltwater lakes in Pakistan as well as the largest, deepest and highest lakes worldwide.

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    This document provides information about the highest peaks, mountain ranges, first and notable ascents in Pakistan. It also lists important dams, barrages, forts, gardens, mosques, roads, parks, borders, lakes in Pakistan. For lakes, it provides details on the largest freshwater and saltwater lakes in Pakistan as well as the largest, deepest and highest lakes worldwide.

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    Highest Peaks

    Name Height Mountain Range First Ascent Pak Ascent


    Mount Everest 8850 m, Himalaya Range
    29035 ft (Nepal)
    K2 8611 m Kokarakram 31 Jul 1954
    Nanga Parbat 8126 m Greater Himalayas 31 Jul 1953
    (Killer)
    Turch Mir 7690 m Kohistan Hindukash
    Seeka Raam 4761 m Koh Sufaid &
    Wazirastaan
    Takhte Suleman 3487 m Koh-e-Suleman
    Mountain Pass
    Name Connects Length
    Khunjraab Pakistan & China
    Lawari Chitral & Peshawar
    Khyber Peshawar & Kabul
    Tochi Peshawar & Kabul
    Shandhur Gilgit & Chitral
    Khulk Gilgit & China
    Bolan Quetta & Afghanistan
    Dams on Rivers
    Name Year Place Capacity
    Warsak (Oldest & Smallest) 1960 Kabul River (NWFP-Peshawar)
    Mangla – (Highest) Jehlum River (AJK) 800 MW
    Tarbela (Largest) 1969 Indus River (NWFP-Abotabad)
    Diamer basha Indus
    Tanda Dam Kohat KPK
    Barrages
    Name Year River
    Sukkhar (Oldest-1932) 1932 Indus River (Total 6:Sukkhar, Thonsa, Jinnah, Kotri
    (1955), Ghulam Muhammad, Gudu (1932) )
    Balloki Ravi River
    Chashma (1971) 1971 Indus River
    Wullhar Jehlum River
    Forts
    Name Built By Place Year
    Rani Kot Fort (Largest) Hyderabad
    Attock Fort Akbar
    Lahore Fort Akbar 1560
    Red Fort Shah Jahan Delhi
    Jamroad Fort Hari Singh Peshawar
    Rohtas Fort Sher Shah Jehlum
    Kalakot Thatta
    Umar Kot Fort 1746
    Kot Digi Fort Khairpur
    Monroe Fort Punjab, Suleman Hills
    Derawar Fort Cholistan Dessertm,
    Bahawalpur
    Gardens
    Name Built By Year
    Shalimar Garden Shah Jahan 1642
    Ram Garden at Agra Sikandar Lodi

    Mosques
    Name Built By Year
    Badshahi Mosque Aurengzeib 1673
    Faisal Mosque (Largest) Shah Faisal 1987

    Roads
    Name Built By Year
    Grand Trunk Road Sher Shah Suri

    Park
    Name Built By Place
    Lal Suana Natioanl park Bahawalpur
    Ayub Natioanl Park Rawalpindi

    Borders (Total 6774 km)


    Pak-Afghan Border Durand Line 2250 km 1893
    Pak-China 523 km
    Pak-India 2912 km
    Pak-Iran 959 km
    Coastline 990 (270-720) km
    LOC 740 km

    Lakes (Total 60, 51 Natural, 9 Artificial)


    Manchar Lake - Largest Fresh water Keenjhar lake Fresh water, Thatta
    Rush Lake - 1st Highest Namal Mianwali
    Karambar Lake - 2nd Highest Saiful Muluk Kaghan Valley, KPK
    Ansoo Shakoor Lake At Pak-India border
    Hanna lake Quetta Swaik / Khandowa KK / Chakwal
    Saltwater Lake Kallar kahar Uchali Lake Soan Sakaser Valley
    Handarap/ Shandoor Lake Satpara lake Baltistan
    Rawal lake Islamabad
    Worldwide
    Lake Superior Largest fresh
    Baikal lake Deepest lake in Russia
    Karachay Lake Most polluted lake
    Lake Titicaca Highest

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