Lake Saiful Muluk | |
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Location | Saiful Muluk National Park, Kaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
Coordinates | 34°52′37″N 73°41′40″E / 34.876957°N 73.694485°E |
Lake type | Alpine, glacial lake |
Primary inflows | Glacial water |
Primary outflows | Stream (a tributary of Kunhar River) |
Basin countries | Pakistan |
Surface area | 2.75 km2 (1.06 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 113 ft (34 m) |
Surface elevation | 3,224 metres (10,577 ft)[1] |
Settlements | Naran |
Saiful Muluk (Urdu: جھیل سیف الملوک) is a mountainous lake in northern Pakistan, located at the northern end of the Kaghan Valley, near the town of Naran in the Saiful Muluk National Park. At an elevation of 3,224 m (10,578 feet) above sea level, the lake is located above the tree line, and is one of the highest lakes in Pakistan.