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Saif Al Mlook Lake, Pakistan












<Saif al-Muluk {Urdu: جھیل سیف الملوک} is a mountain lake located at the northern end of the >Kagan Valley near the city of Naran in the Saif al-Muluk National Park.  ○At an altitude of 3,224 meters {10,578 feet} above sea level, the lake is located above the tree line, and is one of the highest lakes in Pakistan.  Which is 9 km {5.6 mm} north of Naran, in the northern part of the Kagan Valley.  Mount Malika, the highest peak in the valley, is near the lake.
In summer, the lake is accessible from the nearby town of Naran, but its access is limited during the winter, as heavy snowfall and landslides threaten to cut the lake from other areas.  Which stopped the flow of the river.  Passing through the valley. The Kagan Valley was formed about 300,000 years ago during the wider Pleistocene, when the area was covered with snow.  Rising temperatures and falling glaciers left a major depression where glaciers once stood.  Melting water collects in the lake.  The lake is rich in ecological diversity and has many species of blue-green algae.  About seven kilograms of brown trout are found in the lake.  []] There are approximately 26 species of vascular plants in the area, including the most common species, Asterisk.  Saif al-Muluk, a fairy tale written by the Sufi poet Mian Muhammad Bakhsh, speaks of the lake. It tells the story of Egypt's Prince Saiful Malik, who fell in love with a fairy princess named Princess Badri Al-Jamala on the lake.


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