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The top 10 natural landmarks of Pakistan — real photos, locations and fascinating facts for every wonder.

K2, Gilgit-Baltistan
Mountains

K2

Gilgit-Baltistan

K2, also known as Mount Godwin-Austen, at 8,611 metres (28,251 ft) above sea level, is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest at 8,849 metres (29,032 ft). It lies in the Karakoram range, partially in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan-administered Kashmir and partially in the China-administered Trans-Karakoram Tract in the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang.

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The second-highest mountain on Earth and the most dangerous of the 8,000ers to climb.

Deosai Plains, Gilgit-Baltistan
Grasslands

Deosai Plains

Gilgit-Baltistan

Deosai National Park is a high-elevation national park located on an alpine plain between the Skardu District and Astore District in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Lying to the east of Nanga Parbat in the western Himalayas close to the central Karakoram Range and surrounded by Deosai Mountains, the national park is in the tentative list under World Heritage Site of Pakistan.

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One of the highest plateaus in the world, blanketed with wildflowers in summer.

Hunza Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan
Mountains

Hunza Valley

Gilgit-Baltistan

The Hunza Valley, also known as the Hunza-Nagar Valley, is a mountainous river valley traversed by the Hunza River in Gilgit-Baltistan region, in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

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A lush mountain valley ringed by snow peaks and famed for its longevity legends.

Fairy Meadows, Nanga Parbat
Grasslands

Fairy Meadows

Nanga Parbat

The Fairy Meadows, locally known as Joot, is an area of grassland near one of the base camp sites of Nanga Parbat, located in Diamer District in the Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan. At an altitude of about 3,300 metres (10,800 ft) above sea level, it serves as the launching point for mountaineers summiting Nanga Parbat by the Rakhiot face.

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An alpine meadow with a front-row view of the sheer face of Nanga Parbat.

Attabad Lake, Hunza
Lakes

Attabad Lake

Hunza

Attabad Lake, also known as Hunza Lake, is a lake located in the Gojal region of the Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan. It was formed in January 2010 when a significant landslide impounded the water in the Hunza River in Attabad village.

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A vivid turquoise lake formed by a 2010 landslide that dammed the Hunza River.

Baltoro Glacier, Karakoram
Glaciers

Baltoro Glacier

Karakoram

The Baltoro Glacier is a glacier located in the Shigar District of the Gilgit-Baltistan, a region in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

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One of the longest glaciers outside the polar regions, a highway to K2.

Hingol National Park, Balochistan
Deserts

Hingol National Park

Balochistan

Hingol National Park or Hungol National Park is the largest national park in Pakistan, located in the Makran coastal region of Balochistan along the Arabian Sea. The park covers an area of about 6,100 square kilometres (2,400 sq mi) and is located 200 km northwest of Karachi in the three districts of Gwadar, Lasbela and Awaran in Balochistan.

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Pakistan's largest park, home to mud volcanoes and the Princess of Hope rock.

Saiful Muluk, Kaghan Valley
Lakes

Saiful Muluk

Kaghan Valley

Saiful Muluk 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. The lake is named after a legendary prince from the folk tale Saiful Muluk, later put into poem form by the Sufi poet Mian Muhammad Bakhsh.

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A high alpine lake wrapped in fairy-tale folklore beneath Malika Parbat.

Neelum Valley, Azad Kashmir
Rivers

Neelum Valley

Azad Kashmir

Neelum District is a district of Pakistan-administered territory of Azad Kashmir, in the disputed Kashmir region. It is the northernmost and the largest by land area of the ten districts of Azad Kashmir.

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A green river valley of waterfalls and forested slopes along the Neelum.

Thar Desert, Sindh
Deserts

Thar Desert

Sindh

The Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, is an arid region in the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent stretching across India and Pakistan. Covering an area of 264,091 km2 (101,966 sq mi), it is one of the largest subtropical deserts in Asia by area.

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A vast arid expanse straddling the Pakistan-India border.