aran (Urdu: ناران ) is a medium sized town in upper Kaghan Valley in Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of the Pakistan. It is located 119 kilometers (74 mi) from Mansehra city at the altitude of 8,202 feet (2,500 m).
Naran is one of the most scenic town in Pakistan, attracting thousands of tourists, trekkers, photographers and nature-enthusiast, every year. The Kunhar River, swollen by glacier melt, passes through this town as it meanders its way through the valley.[1]
Kunhar river in Naran during the month of June as viewed from PTDC motel
Naran can be considered as base station to scenic destinations like Lake Saif-ul-Malook, Lalazar Babusar, Noori Valley and Purbi Valley.
Contents [hide]
1 Accommodation
2 Transportation
3 Weather
4 Hiking, trekking, and off-roading
4.1 Lake Saif-ul-Maluk
4.2 Ansu Lake
4.3 Lalazar
5 Gallery
6 See also
7 References
Accommodation[edit]
Naran has more than 100 hotels of various types ranging from high-end luxury hotels to very low priced motels. Tent motels are also present which rent family size tents to tourists to stay in. Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) also has a motel[2] situated in the north of town which can accommodate people on different tariffs, from average rooms to costly huts besides the River Kunhar. A market also exists there where all basic necessities of life are available.
Transportation[edit]
Naran is connected by Naran road from Mansehra. In the tourist season (1 June to 31 August) public transport runs daily between Manshera and Naran. Jeeps, rent a cars and taxis are also available from Manshera to reach here. In winter the road which leads to Naran is blocked due to heavy snowfall and it is very difficult to reach there.
Weather[edit]
In Naran, the climate is warm and temperate. There is significant rainfall throughout the year in Naran. Even the driest month still has a lot of rainfall. The average annual temperature in Naran is 10.1 °C. The region is Alpine in geography and climate, with forests and meadows dominating the landscape below peaks that reach over 17,000 feet. Following is the weather history of Naran.[3]
[hide]Climate data for Naran
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17
(63) 19
(66) 27
(81) 30
(86) 35
(95) 40
(104) 38
(100) 35
(95) 34
(93) 31
(88) 34
(93) 17
(63) 40
(104)
Average high °C (°F) 8
(46) 11
(52) 16
(61) 21
(70) 26
(79) 29
(84) 30
(86) 30
(86) 28
(82) 23
(73) 16
(61) 10
(50) 20.7
(69.2)
Average low °C (°F) −2
(28) 0
(32) 4
(39) 8
(46) 10
(50) 15
(59) 18
(64) 17
(63) 12
(54) 6
(43) 1
(34) −3
(27) 7.2
(44.9)
Record low °C (°F) −9
(16) −7
(19) −8
(18) −1
(30) −2
(28) 5
(41) 13
(55) 11
(52) 6
(43) −1
(30) −5
(23) −15
(5) −15
(5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 11
(0.43) 26
(1.02) 40
(1.57) 27
(1.06) 24
(0.94) 27
(1.06) 30
(1.18) 30
(1.18) 27
(1.06) 24
(0.94) 30
(1.18) 13
(0.51) 309
(12.13)
[citation needed]
Hiking, trekking, and off-roading[edit]
Lake Saif-ul-Maluk[edit]
Naran to Lake Saiful Muluk dusty jeep track is approximately 9 km in length with hiking tracks difficulty level ranging from easy to medium. It can be traveled by jeep in one Hour. Net elevation gain is around 700m (2300 feet).
Ansu Lake[edit]
Ansu is tear shaped high-altitude lake situated adjacent to Malika Parbat. It can be reached via 11 km trail starting at Saif-ul-Malook. This trail can be divided in two steps. a) 7 km walk from till base of Malika Parbat. b) 4 km hike up the mountain with net elevation around 1000m (3300 feet). It can be traveled by Trekking in 4-5 Hour. Lake remains accessible from early June till late November, with deteriorating weather making it difficult at start and end of season.
Lalazar[edit]
Lalazar is a plateau once known for beautiful wild flowers and soothing pine forests. Though recently cultivation of potato and other corps declined the natural beauty, but still enchanting view of Malika Parbat and lush meadows make it a must visit. Lalazar can be reached through a muddy jeep track of 01 hour starting from Battakundi. Some people prefer trekking over riding the jeep. One famous, moderate trek starting from Lake Saif-ul-Malook through picturesque Hans Gali ends at Lalazar.
Other Tracks (Originating/Ending in Naran Valley):-
- Balakot (Gate of Kaghan Valley)
- Noori Top
- Dudipatsar Lake (Queens of The Lakes)
- Saral Lake
- Fairy Land [Place Discovered in 2014 by Shahzada Naveed]
- Battakundi
- Ratti-Gali Lake (Lake is in AJK)
- Sat-sar Mala Lakes (6 Lakes in One Place)
- Gitidas
- Gattian Lake (Lake is in AJK)
- Jalkhad (Mindblowing Place)
- Lulusar Lake
- Sarkatha lake (Lake is in Kohistan) [Lake Discovered in 2013 by Shahzada Naveed]
- Sangal Lake [Lake Discovered in 2013 by Shahzada Naveed]
- Katha-sar Lake (Lake is in Kohistan)
- Ghazi Sar (Awesome Place)
- Maheen Lake (Lake is in Kohistan)
- Babusar Top (End of The Kaghan Valley)
Gallery[edit]
Himalaya Mountains, Pakistan
River Kunhar in Naran
Malka Perbat Peak in Naran, Pakistan
Lake
Lake Saif-ul-maluk ne, Pakistan
Grazing horses of Naran
See also[edit]
Saiful Muluk Lake
Lulusar Lake
Dudipatsar Lake
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Kaghan Valley: There's no place like it Retrieved 26 June 2012]
Jump up ^ "PTDC NARAN Motel". Retrieved 5 September 2013.
Jump up ^ "Weather". Retrieved 5 September 2013.
Categories: Populated places in Mansehra DistrictVisitor attractions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Navigation menu
Not logged inTalkContributionsCreate accountLog inArticleTalkReadEditView history
Search
Go
Main page
Contents
Featured content
Current events
Random article
Donate to Wikipedia
Wikipedia store
Interaction
Help
About Wikipedia
Community portal
Recent changes
Contact page
Tools
What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Wikidata item
Cite this page
Print/export
Create a book
Download as PDF
Printable version
In other projects
Wikimedia Commons
Wikivoyage
Languages
Deutsch
پنجابی
Simple English
اردو
Edit links
This page was last modified on 27 April 2016, at 08:17.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.
This is dummy text. It is not meant to be read. Accordingly, it is difficult to figure out when to end it. But then, this is dummy text. It is not meant to be read. Period.
ConversionConversion EmoticonEmoticon