Monday, March 20, 2023

 

Kumrat Valley



Kumrat is a valley in the Upper Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.Kumrat Valley is located about 45 minutes away from the town of Thal on the banks of the Panjkora River,and is among the most popular tourist spots in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Every summer season, around a million tourists from different areas of the country visit Kumrat Valley for its greenery and cool weather. Around Eid al-Fitr holidays, around 2,000 vehicles enter the region on a daily basis. It can only be accessed using 4x4 vehicles, as the road leading to it is unmetalled.




Features

Kumrat is covered with green pastures, snow clad mountains, the river Panjkora, foggy mounds and forests are attractions of the region, which serve as habitats for variety of flora and fauna. It is located in the Upper Dir Kohistan region at the back side of which Swat Kohistan area of Gabral is located.

Another feature of Kumrat Valley is its towering Deodar forest trees located on level ground adjacent the Panjkora river. At several places, the Panjkora River divides into channels, on the banks of which a few makeshift camping spots offer accommodation to tourists. There are several waterfalls there as well. Kala Chashma (Black Spring) is also located there.





Deforestation


Deodar forest is fast depleting in Dir Kohistan Valley and it continues unhindered as the locals claim that they have no other source of fuel for heating and cooking purposes in the harsh winter season. The people of Kohistan Valley had offered the government in the 2010s that they were ready stop cutting deodar trees if they were provided with a natural gas facility. However, the government did not pay any heed to their demand.


How to get from Islamabad to Kumrat Valley by bus, taxi or car.


You drive from Islamabad, Pakistan and trip ends at Kumrat Valley, Pakistan.

Now that you know that the driving distances from Islamabad to Kumrat Valley is 407.8 km, would you like to view a more detailed map? Well there are a few different ones that you can view which provide a bird's eye view of the terrain on the road map from Islamabad to Kumrat Valley.

travel time also has to be taken into consideration when preparing for a trip which is why you may want to view the travel time from Islamabad to Kumrat Valley

Afterwards, you may want to start planning your road trip. Need directions? You can view turn by turn driving directions from Islamabad to Kumrat Valley.Can your vehicle make the climb to Kumrat Valley? Check the route elevation from Islamabad to Kumrat Valley.Is it too far to drive to Kumrat Valley.



Cheap & Best Kumrat Valley Hotels

There are many options in Kumrat Valley Hotels. We are here to offer you the low rates, cheap and best Resorts in Kumrat. We are providing Kumrat Forest Hotels Contact Numbers for your convenience. Kumrat Hotels Online Booking is available through our portal. Moreover, Good and best Kumrat Hotels Rates and Prices according to your budget and services are mentioned below. Kumrat Hotels Name Hotel List as well as phone numbers are as following. Choose one of the best hotels in Kumrat Valley for families and kids. Newly weds couples also able to book best romantic hotels in Kumrat Forest on our platform. Most of the hotels in Kumrat Valley are in affordable prices. Camping pods and Camping Sites also available for your comfort in Kumrat Forest and its surroundings. Many hotels featuring with restaurants, free Wi-Fi, laundry and iron services. We also have great deals and packages with these hotels. Now many resorts and hotels are in under construction.

Kumrat Valley Hotels Prices are Rs.3000 to Rs.8000 per night. Depends on occasion or long weekend or in vacations.









Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Merksem Antwerp

Merksem Antwerp


History.

The history of Merksem goes back to Gallo-Roman times. During that period the region was mentioned as Merk (border) andHeim (settlement) being part of the diocese Kamerijk. Merksem has for centuries been part of a larger community together withSchoten and Sint-Job-in-'t-Goor. During the Spanish period Merksem used to be a Heerlijheid, a known Lord of MErksen is Anthony van Stralen. In the 16th century Merksem was separated from Schoten.



The road currently known as Bredabaan (Breda Road), once a major northern access to Antwerp, begins in Merksem and goes up north, all the way up until the border with the Netherlands. It ends in the Dutch city of Breda (hence the name). Other major axes would include Lambrechtshoekenlaan, Groenendaallaan, Maantjessteenweg and Ringlaan. Together with Bredabaan they could be considered as the boundaries of the centre of Merksem. Another main axis, that constitutes most of the southern border of the district, is a canal called the Albert Canal, which connects the Port of Antwerp to the river Meuse near Liège and is an important connection for inland freight shipping.




Antwerp ,
Antwerpen is a Flemish city in Belgium, the capital of Antwerp province in the community of Flanders. With a population of 510,610, it is the most populous city proper in Belgium. Its metropolitan area houses around 1,200,000 people, which is second behind Brussels. Antwerp is on the River Scheldt, linked to the North Sea by the Westerschelde estuary. It is about 40 kilometres north from Brussels, and about 15 kilometres from the Dutch border. The Port of Antwerp is one of the biggest in the world, ranking second in Europe and within the top 20 globally. Antwerp was also the place of the world's oldest stock exchange building, originally built in 1531 and re-built in 1872, it has been derelict since 1997.

Friday, May 13, 2016

MANSEHRA

MANSEHRA  BHERKUND


Bherkund is a famous village and union council (an administrative subdivision) of Mansehra District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwaprovince of Pakistan.[1] It is located in Mansehra Tehsil. Bherkund is located between Mansehra and the city of Oghi.
Bherkund is about 7km away from the city Mansehra on the Oghi road. It is on the bank of river Siren which falls into Indus river after 30 km from here.
Berkhund has different schools like The sun grammar school, Pakistan International Public School, Oxford School, Govt. High School Bherkund and many other private institutes. There is one Govt hospital and lacks the proper health facilitiesThere are Govt Primary, Middle and High Schools for boys and girls. Bherkund is the third big village of Mansehra city. Bherkund has different tribes like ,Swati, Tanooli, Syed, Gujar, Awan,Mughal etc. Bherkund is the land of agriculture. The neighbor villages are Khaki, Tarha, Sherpur, Hamsherian, Marhi, canate and Nokot,Hafeez Bandi.


There is a small canal made from the river Siren to irrigate the lands divided into upper and lower siren canals.bherkund is also linked with the other branch of river Siren which is made on left side and it is called as Ichar. A bridge was made on that branch of river in the Britishers rule. Actually this is the bridge which connects it to the mansehra city and the other villages like Marhi. Bherkhund is located in Pakhal (Lower Pakhal) valley also called Siran Valley.