Kallar Kahar
كلّر كہار | |
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  Kallar Kahar Location in Pakistan  Kallar Kahar Kallar Kahar (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 32°47′N 72°42′E / 32.783°N 72.700°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| District | Chakwal District |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Area code | 0543 |
Kallar Kahar (Urdu: كلّر كہار) is a town and subdivision (Tehsil) of Chakwal District in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the capital of Kallar Kahar Tehsil.[1]
Emperor Babar described Kallar Kahar in his memoirs, " As a child of Kashmir due to its natural beauty and charming weather" and it's a natural sanctuary of peacocks but its reduced due to increased in population around the mountains and due to illegal catching of beautiful birds" the Takht-e-Babri, as a "charming place with good air".[2]
References
- ↑ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Chakwal Archived 2008-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Salman Rashid, The Salt Range and the Potohar Plateau, Sang-e-Meel Publications, 2001, ISBN 978-969-35-1257-1,
... Babur tarried beside 'densely growing corn' in the vicinity of Kallar Kahar Lake and promptly fell in love with this 'charming place with good air.' The lake, he writes in his memoir ...
External links
- Tourism Development Corporation of Pakistan
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