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1. INTRODUCTION1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND

In 1991, the governmen t of NWFP created Sarhad Tourism Corporation

(STC) as a public limi ted company to promote tourism in the province.

This was done in recogn it ion of the enormous po ten t ial for economic

d ev el op m e n t thr ou gh enviro nm e n t al to uris m b as e d on th e div er se

land sc ap e , rich cultur e and pristin e ecologic al res ou rc es of th e

prov ince. Basica lly, whatever touri sm deve lopment had taken place in

Pakista n, was mostly throu gh ad- hoc planning of the Tourism

Corpora tions financed by the Government of Pakistan . No planned or

in tegra ted effor ts were made to sys temat ical ly and gradua lly deve lop

the tour ism indus t ry in Pakistan . Nei the r the envi ronment impact nor

n ee d or d em a n d a ss e s s m e n t s wer e ca rri ed ou t b ef or e e mb a r ki n g up on

development act ivi ties in this sec tor .

Unfort un a t el y, this unpl an n e d, disor ga ni ze d an d a d- h oc ap pr oa ch

resul ted in was ting a lot of na tura l and financial r esources . It has al so

d es tr oy e d th e ecol og y an d e nvir on m e n t of th e pot en ti al ar ea s . The

m us h ro o m like d ev el op m e n t of i nfr as tr u ct u r e bo th by th e priv at e a nd

public sec tors withou t keep ing the fu tu re in view mar red the beau ty of

th e ar e as with to uri sm po te n ti al . Th e re so u rc e s wer e co nc e nt r a t e d in

a few ar ea s , res ulti ng in ov er- crow din g cert ai n plac es an d tot ally

ign ori ng ot he r ar e as , whic h we re left b ehi nd un de r- d ev el op e d . The

s tandard of touri st s faciliti es and man made a tt r ac t ions were far belowth e n ati on al a nd int er n a ti o na l st an d a r ds , whic h is limi tin g to ur is ts

traffic.

Inade qu at e security me as ur es in thes e are as furthe r sailed the

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en vir on m e n t, No conc er te d an d int eg ra t e d effort s se em to exist to

pu bliciz e, pro mo t e an d ex po se Pakist an ' s touri sm pot en ti al to th e

out sid e world an d th at is why Pakis ta n is calle d "Asia' s be st kep t

secre t". Due to the total depe nd en ce and heavy burde n on the

government ' s financial r esources , the Touri sm Corporat ions of Punjab

and Sind have become paras it e s and a liab ility for thei r governments .

Lear ni ng fro m th e ex pe ri e nc e s of th e ot he r Tou ris m Corp or a ti on s in

Pakistan and the other sis te r organ iza tions of Siri Lanka and Maldives

e tc . th e Sa rh a d Touri sm Corp or a ti on (STC) wa s e st a bl is h e d by t he

gov er n m en t of N.W.F.P with a cle ar ma nd a t e to pla y its role as a

cat al ys t an d hel p pro mo t e th e touri sm indu st ry thr ou gh th e priv at e

s ec to r. It is t h e gov er n m e n t of NWFP's str at e g y to h el p th e STC t o

s tand on i ts own feet and become a self sus tain ing organ iza t ion . STC

was sup po se d to rec eiv e a one time gra nt from the gov er nm e n t to

begin i ts activit ies but would essential ly be self-financing.

It w as de ci de d by th e G.0. NWFP t h at STC s ho ul d h av e a Re gi on al

Mast er Plan to hav e a plan ne d and syst em a ti c ap pr oa ch tow ar ds

developing the tour ism indus t ry of Hazara . In tha t , it was decided tha tSTC would hire a tea m of consult an ts to prep ar e a 5- 10 year s

Regiona l Mas te r Plan for the development of Touri sm in Hazara . The

Join t Ven ture of M/S Gulf Consul ting Associa tes , 34-Abdara Road

University Town, Pesha wa r and M/S Univers al Develop me n t

Associa tes , 3-Asif Plaza Defence Chowk, Lahore Cant t . were awarded

thi s co ns ul t an c y a ssi gn m e n t in April 1 99 6, a nd this Re po rt h as b ee n

prepared as a final product in this regard .

1.2 LOCATION

Hazara Division is located between la ti tude 33 -44 ' N an d 35 -10' E

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and longi tude 72-33' N and 74-6 'E (Fig. 1). The division is bounded

by Azad Jamm u and Kash mir on th e ea st er n side, by Rawalpin di

Dist rict on the southern side , by the Dis tr ic ts of Swabi and Swat on the

western side and by Gilgi t Agency on the nor thern side . After crossing

through the Kohistan Dis tr ic t of this division the River Indus separa tes

it from the dis tri ct s of Swat and Mardan . The divi sion is al so close ly

situa ted to the Islamabad Federal Terri to ry . The division is actual ly

located a t cross roads of Punjab, Kashmir , Gilgi t and the res t of NWFP.

It is locat ed very clos e to th e main G.T. Road str et chi ng from

Pe sh a wa r to Laho re a nd is c on ne c t e d to it a t Ha ss a n Abd al on G.T.

Road through

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Fig.1: Location Map


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th e Silk Road or Sh ah ra h- e- Res ha m an d als o know n as Karak ur a m

Highway (KKH) which passes for mos t of its leng th through Hazara

Division.

1.3 TOPOGRAPHY

The va st pl ai ns of P unj ab e nd a t Jehlu m, whic h is l oc at e d a t th e foot

hills of a vas t mou nt ai n rang e. The Potoh ar plat ea u touc he s the

Hazara Division , from where smal l mounta in ranges s ta r t growing into

high mounta in ranges . There fore, the Hazara Division is compri sed of

bot h va st plain ar ea s surr ou nd e d by hills an d high mo un t ai ns with

wide valleys . The southern part of the division is rela tively flat and the

al ti tude inc reases as one moves towards north right in the Karakuram

Ran ge . The plain of Abbot ta b a d is ac tu ally loca te d in be tw e en th e

River Jehlum and River Indus. Other significant rivers of the region are

Rive r Kunh ar , Rive r Dor a nd Rive r Sir an . Th er e ar e ot he r nu m er o u s

ch an n el s a nd st re a m s flowin g wit hi n t he re gi on whic h a ct u all y ar e

tributaries of the big r ivers.

The se sp ecific top og ra p hy fe at ur e s m ak e it a n inte re s ti ng ar ea by

virt ue of its sc en ic b ea u ty , lofty mo un t ai n s, gr ee n a nd d en s e for es t s

and valleys and lakes of immense beau ty .

The lowe r dist ric t of Harip ur, a com pa r at iv el y plain ar ea ha s an

aver ag e altitud e of abou t 2,500 feet above the me an se a level,

whereas Abbot tabad dist rict enjoys it s towering posit ion because of it s

high hills. The town of Abbot tabad itself is located above 4,120 feet .

Fur the r north of Abbot tabad di st ri ct is Mansehra where the beau t iful

places known as Kaghan , Naran and Lake Saiful Muluk lie. The hills

aroun d have high peaks som ew he re up to 17, 000 feet abov e the


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me an se a level. The be au ty of th e narrow valley of Kagh an from

Balako t to Nar an is en ha n ce d by th e me a nd e ri ng Kunh ar river th at

flows ov er har d rocks spl as hi ng crys tal cle ar wat er a nd tra ve rs e s

southward to ult imately join with the river Jehlum.

1.4 CLIMATE

The clim at e in t h e s ou th e r n dis tric t of Hari pu r is h ot in s um m e r th at

varies with the adjoining dis tri ct s of Attock and Rawalp indi . In the

ce nt r al pl at e a u th e h ea t of s um m e r is m at e ri ally les s a nd th e win te r

pr op or ti on a ll y s ev e re . The line of p er p et u a l sn ow is b et we e n 14 00 0

and 15000 feet above sea level .

The rai nf all vari es b et w ee n 30" (7 50 m m) in t he so ut h to 50" (1 25 0

mm) in the nor th .

1.5 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

The origin of the name Hazara is obscure . It has been iden tifi ed withAbisar i, the coun t ry of Abisares , the chief of the Indian mounta inee rs

a t the time of Alexander ' s invas ion . Hazara - e-Karlugh , or the Karlugh

le gi on is on e mo re int er pr e t a ti o n, whic h wa s s et tl e d in t hi s tr ac k by

Timur after his invasion of India (Indo-Pakistan sub- continent) .

The old name of Hazara was Pukhli Sarkar or Pukhli Walaya t . Pukhli

was act ua ll y th e na m e of t he con ta in er to carry wat er an d wa s m ad e

of g oa t skin. The na me wa s pe rh a ps give n b ec au s e of t he ab un d a nc e

of wat er available in the are a from its ma ny springs and wat er

ch an n el s. The n am e Pukhli wa s lat er ch an g e d to Haz ar a Karl ak a nd

during the British regime was known as Hazara only. Pukhli Walaya t


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cov er e d a va st ar ea ex te n di n g fro m Atto ck to Kag ha n in b et w ee n t he

River Jehlam and River Indus and cons is ted of 84 set tl ements during

the ancient times.

Haz ar a is a n a nci en t la nd who se his to ry d at e s b ac k to th e Arya n Era

some 1500 B.C to 200 B.C. Grea t Iranian ruler , Cyrus - I and Dara also

rul ed th e a re a for mo re th an 25 0 ye ar s fro m 50 0 B.C to 25 0 B.C. I t

was con qu e re d by Alex an d er th e Gre at in th e ye ar 13 26 B.C. The

fa mo us king of th e an ci en t tim es Cha nd a r Gup t Muria d ef ea t e d th e

Gre ek s a nd es ta b li sh e d a va st e mp ir e. Anot he r fa mo u s rul er Asho ka

who died in the yea r 232 B.C. a lso ruled the a rea . Ashoka 's inscribed

sto ne s left ne ar Mans eh ra d at e b ack to this pe rio d. It r em ai ne d th e

center of Gandhara Civilizat ion for may centur ies . Maharaja Jai Pal and

Raja Risalo are well known rulers of that times.

Haz ar a ha s als o b ee n rule d in th e pa st by local s trib es of Gha ka rs ,

Gujars , Kharals , Sikhs and finally the Bri tish before the establ ishmen t

of Pakist an . Being locat ed on the Road to Kash mir, the are a ha s

a tt ra c t e d m an y inv ad e r s.

Arch ae ol og ic al sit es sc at t e r ed in a n d ar ou n d Haz ar a re ve al th at t he

a rea was once the cen te r of fir st Hindu civilizat ion and la te r Buddhis t

civilizat ion . Islam came to the a rea with Mahmood Ghaznavi in 1192

A.D. Amir Taimur invaded and ruled thi s a rea in 1398 . A signi ficant

ev en t in its hist or y is th e es ta bli sh m e n t of an ind ep e n de n t st at e of

Hazara in 1490 by Shahabud Din Babar, the cous in of Mugha l Emperor

Zahirud Din Babar. Guli Bagh in Tehsil Mansehra was the capital of this

n ew kin gd o m. Th e Fer oz a Fort a nd th e To mb of Hazr at Dew an Raj a

Baba Sahib a re the ancien t buildings of Guli Bagh . After the Briti sh

to ok ov er th e rul e of Indi a fro m Mug hal s, Ca pt ai n Abbo tt wa s s en t


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from Delhi as first Deputy Commissioner of Hazara in 1848.

The old t ribes of the reg ion include Gujars, Awans , Dalazak, Tanoli,

Swati , Tareen and Ghakar .

1 .6 AREA AND POPULATION

Bas ed on th e figur es of t he las t ce ns us held in 198 1 an d th e int er

ce ns u s ra te of g row th , th e pr es e n t po pu la ti on of H az ar a is e s ti m at e d

to be abou t 5 million, out of which only 6.25% (0 .3 million) is u rban

and the remaining 93.75% (4 .7 million) is rural . This ext ra ordina ry

high perc en t ag e of rural popul atio n is bec au se of Bat ag ra m and

Kohistan di st ri ct s , which do not have any urban set tl ement . These a re

totally rural districts of Pakistan.

The to tal area of Hazara divi sion is 17103 sq.kms which makes it one

of the biggest divisions of Pakistan.

1 .7 ADMINI STRATIVE SETUP

The divi sion is compr ised of five di st ri ct s of Haripur, Abbot tabad ,Mansehra , Ba tagram and Kohistan (Fig. 2). Prev iously Haripur was a

p ar t of Abbo tt a ba d , an d Bat ag ra m wa s includ ed in t he Mans eh ra

Dist ric t. Bot h of th e m ha ve b ee n e st a bli sh e d a s n ew dis tric ts duri ng

th e p as t few ye ar s. Eve ry dis tric t h as its he a d qu a r t e r loc at e d a t th e

city of t he s am e na m e ex ce p t Kohis ta n dis tric t wh os e he a dq u a r t e r is

located a t Dassu.


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Fig.2:

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ive Setup


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2. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES2. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

2.1 GOALS

The goals of the Regional Master Plan are:-

a. Pro mo te and dev elo p the touris m indus try of Haz ar a Division by

involving both the private and public sec tors.

b. Fully protect and preserve the culture, traditions, history,

heri tage , environment and wild life of the target areas .

c. Develop the socio- econo mic conditions of the peopl e and are as

having tourism potent ia l.

d. Gradually and system at ically identify and develop all the

exist ing po ten t ial a reas for a tt r act ing tour is t s both from in and

outside the coun t ry .

e. Introd uc e, pro mo te , de vel op and publicize th e touris m pot en ti al

of Hazara Division in and outs ide the country and

f. Make the STC a self financing age ncy.

2. 2 OBJECTIVES

The object ives of the Regional Master Plan are to: -

i. Syste m a tically and through short, medium and long term

s tra tegy/p lan/approach , gradua lly deve lop the poten tia l a reas of


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Hazara Division for gener ating income

b y a tt r ac ti n g th e for eig n a s well a s th e loc al t ou ri st s to t he

potent ia l areas .

ii. Set the future direction of the Sarhad Tourism

Corpora tion/Government of NWFP/Minist ry of Touri sm for the

promotion and developmen t of tour ism in Hazara Division.

iii. Involve private enterprises in setting up profitable and

innovat ive rec rea t iona l tour is t faciliti es /at t r ac t ions in Hazara

Division ei the r individua lly or jointly wi th the government of

N.W.F.P.

iv. Explore and identify various ways and me an s for gene ra tin g

revenue for making the STC a self-financing organization.

v. Provide the basic infrast ructur e and recre ation al activities

req uir ed for the dev el op m en t of pot en ti al touris m are as to

facilit at e to uri st tr av el , lod gi ng , foo d a nd r ec re a t io n et c. incollaborat ion with the private sector.

vi. Develop the hum an resourc es of various institutions, both

private and public, di rec tly linked with the tourism industry, for

providing services to the tourists .

vii. Addr es s th e pro bl em s of un em pl oy m e n t, migr at io n from rur al to

ur ba n ar ea s , inco m e g en e r at i on for t h e po or m as s e s , a nd raisi ng

the s tandard of living of the potent ia l areas .

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3. AN OVERVIEW OF EXISTING CONDITIONS3. AN OVERVIEW OF EXISTING CONDITIONS

3 .1 TOURISM ACTIVITY

Pakistan enjoys a unique pos ition due to i ts st ra teg ic locat ion on the

world map and its topograph ical and geographical featu res , e specia lly

the are as in the north. The are a is known by virtue of its lofty

mo un t ai ns cov er e d with snow, ev er gr ee n pin es , oak s an d shr ub s.

Karakuram (K-2) the second highes t peak in the world has graced thi s

land by its location in the north er n most part of the country.

Pictu re sq u e mo un t ai n slop es with sno w m el t river s flowin g in th e

gor ge s pr es e n t fas ci na ti ng sc en e s whic h ar e a tt ra c ti ve to loc al s a nd

for ei gn e r s alik e. Nat ur e h as gift ed this cou nt ry wit h va st sco pe of

developing the beau t iful hills and panoramic views. Hazara divi sion

cons t itu tes a significan t par t of thi s beau t iful coun t ry located north of

Pakistan . It consi s ts of the valley of Kaghan , hills of Guliyat and the

plains of Abbot tabad and Manshera , all unique in the poten tia l scenic

b ea u ty as at tr ac ti on for tou ris ts . To th e ou tsi de world th e Kagh an

valley t ru ly represents Pakistan for tourism act iv ity . The world famous

Lake Saiful Muluk ha s re mai n ed a plac e of at tr ac ti on sinc e m an y

ye ar s. Besid es the nat ur al be au ty , this are a has rich historic al

background . If backwardness is t aken as a blessing in d isgu ise , few of

th e loc ati on s h er e h av e s ee n little imp ac t of mo de r n life, th er e fo r e,

they a re cul tu rally prese rved in origina l form. See Annexure- VI a t the

end of thi s Repor t for more deta il s on the exi st ing to ri sm act ivi ti es ,

to uri sm s ea s o ns , rel at e d s er vi ce s , co mp o si ti on of to uri st s a nd re ce n tefforts.

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The division is well l inked with rest of the country though KKH starting

fro m Has a na b d a l , whic h pr ovi de s ac ce s s to nor th a nd so ut h for

movement a t nat ional a s well interna t iona l leve ls . Star ting from G.T.

Road at Hasa n Abadal, it pass es throu gh almos t all the major

se ttl em e n t s of th e Haz ar a divisio n exc ep t Kagh an Valley a nd th e

Galiyat Area in Abbottaba d District. The KKH links the area to Gilgit in

th e nor th an d onw ar d to Sinkin g Provinc e of Chin a aft er cros sin g

Khunjrab Pass a t the internat ional border .

Second importan t road of Hazara s ta r ts from Manshera to Balakot and

provides an access to the whole of Kaghan Valley . This road joins KKH

at Chilas af te r crossing the Babusar Top a t the nor the rn end of Kaghan

Valley. This road also links Hazara with Muzafferabad in Azad Kashmir

from Garhi Habib Ullah.

Besid es this major roa d netw or k minor roa d syst em also exist s

pr ovi di ng ac ce s s to th e re mo t e ar e as inclu di ng Da da r Valley, Kala

Dhaka (Black Mounta in ), and Tanawal Plain. However , mos t of these

minor roads a re no t in good cond it ion and requi re per iodic repa ir s andimprovements .

Due to the frequen t land sliding act ivi ty , mos t of the roads includ ing

KKH an d Kag ha n Valley Roa d ar e s ubj ec t to con si de r a bl e d am a g e ,

re qui ri ng lar ge sc al e im me d ia t e re st or a ti o n a nd re pa ir work. The se

two roads importan t for touri sm act ivi ty a re no t comfor table a t all and

require a great deal of will and courage for a touris t to drive on them.

Besides roads , the re is no scarci ty of wa te r in Hazara . Almos t all the

m aj or set tl em e n t s ha ve wa te r su pply sys te m s , eit he r mu nicip al or

th ro ug h th e na tu r al sprin gs . Munici pal s ew er a g e sys t e m is ho we v er


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pr ovi de d onl y in th e big ge r ur ba n ce nt e r s onl y. Elec tri ci ty is als o

av ail abl e in mo st of th e hu ma n se ttl e me n t s loca te d alo ng th e mai n

roads or in the vicini ty . People living in mounta ins , especia lly in darras

are however, without this facili ty.

Oth er impor ta n t roa ds ar e th e on e linkin g KKH ne ar Harip ur with

Ghor a Gali, th ro ug h a s et tl e m e n t calle d Maqs oo d a , whic h pr ovi de s

ac ce s s to Galiy at fro m Abbo tt a b a d a nd on wa rd to Murr ee . Haz ar a is

al so linked with Swat Valley through Shang la Par from a road going

west from Besham.

Rail l ink to Hazara is provided up to Havelian only from Rawalpindi.

Rec en tl y an air link h as al so b ee n pro vi de d b et we e n Abbo tt a b a d an d

Islamabad through a regula r commercia l helicop te r service . Fig. 3- A

shows the avai lab ili ty of various infras t ruc tu re faciliti es in selec ted

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Fig.3- A: Existi ng Infr as tr u ct u r e Faciliti es


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3.3 CIVIC AMENITIES

Haz ar a is link ed by th e na ti on a l t el ec o m m u ni c a ti o n n et wo rk wh er e

direc t dialing facili ty is avai lable. Almost all the major se tt lement s are

con ne ct e d thro ug h th e tele ph o ne sys te m , exc ep t re mo t e ar ea s in th e

valleys or located on the mounta ins or in da rras . In Kaghan Valley the

telephone line has gone up to Kaghan town only. All major towns have

so m e lev el of h ea lt h facility, po st offic e, polic e st at io n, b an ks a nd

other ameni ti e s. However , the remote a reas a re s till facing scarci ty of

these services .

Hot els and res ta ur a nt s are mainly conc en tr a te d in the big cities

located along KKH and Kaghan Valley , mos t of them in Abbottabad ,

Mansehra , Balako t and Kaghan . Naran al so has number of faciliti es of

overnigh t s tay in the priva te sec tor . P.T.D.C has provided a number of

motels for tour is ts but are rela tively costly. Touris ts have no facili ty

from Naran onwards . A number of tour is t facili ties are also available in

Guliyat area , most ly concentra ted in Nathiagali .

Re st a ur a n t s of all kin ds ar e loc at e d al mo s t at all loc ati on s, b ut h av e

very poor qu ality and level of servic e. Som e dec en t rest au ra n ts

loc at e d in Abbo tt a b a d ar e how ev e r, a n ex ce p ti on . Fig. 3- B an d 3- C

show the availabi li ty of various civic ameni t ies and tourism facili ties a t

selected locations in the Division.

Touri st s info rmat ion cen te r s a re al so very few. There is one located in

Abbot tabad , one in Balako t and the thi rd one in Besham. They a re all

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In order to assess the avai labili ty of infras t ructure facili ties and civic

ameni t ie s in more deta il s and speci fi c to each poten tia l touri st si te , a

s ur ve y wa s car ri ed ou t by th e Con su lt a n ts . The re sul ts of t h e s ur ve y

have actually beco me a basis for the mast er plan propos al as

disc us s ed in th e ne xt ch ap t er s. The cop y of th e sur ve y profor m a is

a tt ached here as Annex- I.

Fig.3- B: Existin g Civic Ameni ti es


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Fig.3- C: Existin g Touris m Faciliti es


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4. DATA COLLECTION & ANALYSIS4. DATA COLLECTION & ANALYSIS

Prep ar a ti on of Mast er Plan for th e dev el op m e n t an d pro mo ti on of

tour ism a t Regiona l level is pe rhaps the firs t exe rci se of i ts kind everun de r t ak e n in Pakis ta n . The re fo re no b as eli ne d at a wa s av ail ab le for

various aspects involved in tourism.

A large scale coun t ry vide and mul tiva ria te ques t ionna ire survey for

this pur po s e wa s neit he r pos si bl e to be carri ed out within th e ti me

allow ed nor wa s it withi n th e sc op e of this Mast er Pla n. How ev e r,

n ec e ss a r y opi ni on s ur ve y s h av e be e n co nd u ct e d in o rd er to pro vi de

ad eq u at e ba ck gr ou n d infor ma ti on an d gain b et te r insigh ts into th e

probl em s fac ed by th e tourist s an d oth er relat ed asp ec ts . Thes e

s ur ve y s ar e si mpl y m ea n t to refl ec t vari ou s opini on s a nd h av e b ee n

carri ed out with s mall s am pl e size which ca n not be st ati st ic ally

a na ly ze d on a ny lev el of confi de n ce . The re sul ts ho we v er r efl ec t th e

exis ti ng co ndi ti on s in a n ap pr o pr ia t e m an n e r to s er ve th e pu rp o se of

this Master Plan.

Ade qu a t e d at a p er t ai ni ng to va rio us a sp e ct s h as b ee n collec t ed bo th

fro m prim ar y as well se co nd a ry sou rc es , in ord er to g ai n in de pt h

insights to arrive a t useful conclusions. Primary source data collec tion

involved number of s it e visit s and ques tionnai re surveys . The deta il s

of data collection and its analysis are as follows.

4. 1 SURVEY FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIALTOURISM SITES

The whole Division was visi ted and studied by the t eam of consul tan t s

in ord er to ide ntify th e po te n ti al sit es to b e sel ec te d for touris m


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at trac t ions. They included si tes of h is tor ica l and cul tura l significance ,

sc en ic a nd n at ur a l b ea u ty a nd ot he r pl ac e s of i nt er e s t. As a re sul t, a

long lis t of potent ia l si tes was prepared and is included in chapter 6 of

this Master Plan.

4.2 SURVEY OF EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES

The d at a re ga r di n g th e exi st in g infr as tr u ct u r e faciliti es incl udi ng

ro ad s, wa te r s up pl y, s ew er a g e , solid wa st e dis po s al , el ec tri ci ty a nd

t el ep h o n e wer e colle ct e d fro m va ri ou s go ve r nm e n t d ep a rt m e n t s a nd

agencies . The data included the availabi li ty of service , level of service ,

and condit ion of service in order to es t imate deficiency in each facili ty

in terms of i ts provision a t var ious specific locations with regard to the

po te n ti al to uri sm sit es s el ec t ed for th e Mast er Plan . Th e d ep a rt m e n t s

visi ted for thi s purpose included the C&W depar tment , Public Heal th

Engineering Depar tment and Local Municipal offices . Informat ion was

al so colle ct e d re ga r di n g th e proj ec ts pr es e n tl y u nd e r ex ec u ti on a nd

those al ready approved for execu t ion . The resu lt s of thi s survey havealready been given in chap te r 3 o f thi s maste r plan .

4.3 SURVEY OF EXISTING CIVIC AMENITIES

The data regarding the exist ing civic ameni ties including Police, Post ,

Health, Banks etc. was collect ed from the Divisional Police

He ad q u a rt e r s , Ge ne r al Pos t Office , Pe sh a w ar , Dire ct or a t e of He al th

and Zonal Head Offices of various commercia l banks respect ively . The

d at a wa s th an se pa r at e d which was rela te d to th e sp ecific sel ec te d

poten tia l touri sm sit es . The data included the availabili ty of service ,

level of ser vic e an d s er vic e ar ea cov er e d, in ord er to ide ntify th e


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d efici en ci es . The an al ysi s of this sur ve y is also alr ea dy giv en in

chapter 3 of this Master Plan.

4.4 SURVEYS OF THE FOREIGN TOURISTS

Foreign touris ts were divided in to two categor ies .

i) Foreign tourists

ii) Foreign er s workin g in N.W.F.P

(A) Foreig n Tourist s

A total of 12 foreign tourists were rand omly appr oa ch ed and

int er vi ew e d for this pur po s e. The re sul ts of th e int er vi ew s ar e as

follows.

Out of the total 8 were male and 4 were femal e. Except one

Austr ali an all ot he r b el on g e d to Eur op e wit h a s m uc h a s 8 fro m U.K

alone . They belonged to a varie ty of p ro fessions including eng ineers ,s tuden ts , fa rmer , fac to ry workers and even a pries t . The coun t rie s la st

visi ted before Pakistan were India, Iran , China , Egypt and Malaysia,

out of which India, China and Iran are neighbors of Pakistan.

The for ei gn t ou ri st s ex pr e ss e d a m ul ti tu d e of pu rp os e s b eh in d t hei r

visi t to Pakistan . They mos t ly came for tr acking , mounta in climbing ,

sight seeing and to v isi t the historic and cul tural places . A few of then

(2 out of 12) ca me for se x an d dru gs . This cle arly reflec ts th at th e

tour is t s interes ted in sex and d rugs are actua lly very small in number ,

lead ing to the fact tha t good tour ism is qui te possible withou t sex and

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Pesh aw ar , Swat, Chitral an d North er n Areas wer e the place s of

attr ac tio n for the se touris ts . Oth er plac es in Pakist an includ ed

Mohenjodaro, Quetta and Bahawalpur .

Books an d frien ds wer e a mo ng th e mo st co mm o n me a ns to co me to

know about touris t places in Pakistan .

Half o f the tour is t s ente red into Pakistan by air while the others came

by roa d. After en te ri ng into Pakist an bus an d coa ch wer e th e mo st

common modes of t ranspor t used by the foreign tour is t s.

It is in teres t ing to note that most of the fore ign touris ts were t ravelling

single an d no t in gro up s. The exp en di tu r e mo st ly ra ng e d fro m Rs.

20,000/- to Rs. 40,000/- per person.

Foreign touri st s have expressed the following prob lems faced by them

during their stay in Pakistan.

Problems .

i. Lack of infor ma tio n an d som et im e s wron g inform at io n.

ii. Haras sm e nt by local m ale s to fem ale tourists .

iii. Chea tin g in ter ms of many matt er s.

iv. Child beggars .

v. Lack of pe rm is si on to visit Khyb er Pa ss a nd Trib al Are as .

vi. Non- a vaila bility of tr an sp or t at nigh t.

vii. Differ en c e in pric e ch ar g e d to a f or ei gn e r or a loc al.

viii. Lack of cred it card /currency exchange facility.

ix. Too ma ny police ch ec k p os ts an d m ov e m en t re st ric ti on s.


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x. Short dur ati on of visas for Pakist an .

xi. Poor quality f ood a nd oth er good s.

xii. Lack of go od q ua li ty , av er a g e p er io d ho te ls .

Following are some of the suggest ions came from the fore ign touris ts .

S u g g e s t i o n s .

i. Provide better and efficient garbag e collection and

disposal sys tem for genera l ly clean environmen t .

ii. Police checking should be mad e at few places only to

m ak e mo ve m e n t e as ie r.

iii. Accessibility to more areas should be mad e easily

possible.

iv. Regulat e the pricing syste m for hotels, resta ur an t and

transport .

v. Appropriat e tourism litera tu re should be mad e availa ble

for better information.

It was revealed by the survey tha t normally the dura tion of the tour is tstay rang ed from one week to one mont h. A copy of the survey

proforma is at tached a t the end of this report as Annex- II.

(B). Sur ve y of For ei gn e r s Workin g in NWFP.

A large number of foreigners working most ly wi th the in ternat ional aid

agenc ies a re living in NWFP, mos t ly in Peshawar . A to ta l of 10 such

fore igners were in terviewed in connect ion of tourism in NWFP. A copy

of the proforma is a t tached with this repor t as Annex- III. The analysis

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Out of the 10, only one was a female and all othe rs were male . Excep t

one Afghan and one American all o the rs were from differen t coun t rie s

of Europe . They had been in Pakistan for a per iod ranging from 1 year

to 4 years . Mos t of them were doing adminis tra t ive jobs of manager ia l

level.

It is r ev e al e d fro m th e su rv ey th at th es e for ei gn e r s qui te fr eq u e nt ly

visit th e to uri sm pla ce s a nd oft en th e s am e pla ce m or e th an on ce . Th e

most frequent ly visi ted places include Murree in Punjab, Swat, Chi tral ,

Kaghan and Guliyat Area in NWFP. Books, litera ture and friends have

again em er ge d as the most com mo n me an s of inform ati on abou t

these places .

Following are some of the problems faced by these touris ts.

Problems .

i) Lack of ad eq u at e and aut he n ti c inform ati on abo ut spe cific

si tes, even from the Tourist Information Centers of PTDC.ii) Fre qu e nt ly can ce ll ati on of fligh ts , es pe ci ally to Gilgit a nd

Chitral.

iii) Lack of ap pr op ri at e a nd ad eq u a t e facilitie s.

Som e of th e su gg es ti on m ad e by th es e tou ri st s to impr ov e tou ri sm

activity are as follows.

S u g g e s t i o n s .

i) Provid e ad eq u at e infor ma ti on abo ut the touris m locatio ns .

ii) Improv e the adv er tisin g an d p ro mo tio n of touris m.

iii) Imp ro ve ph ysi ca l co ndi ti on s on tou ri st loc ati on s .


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iv) Intro du ce mo re touris t loca tio ns an d a tt ra cti on s.

v) Improv e the gen er al hot el conditions.

vi) Improv e the me an s of com mu nic atio n.

vii) Impr ov e hot el , r es ta u ra n t an d car re nt al ser vic es .

4.5 SURVEYS WITH THE LOCAL/DOMESTIC TOURISTS

A to ta l of 20 qu es ti on n ai r es we re co mp le t e d a t vari ou s loc ati on s in

th e Regio n. A copy of th e profor m a is at ta ch e d with this re po rt as

Annex- IV. The analysis of the survey results is as follows:

Lev el of e du c at io n is e ss e n ti all y a str on g d et e r mi n a n t of a p er so n s' s

aw ar e ne s s a nd at tit ud e tow ar ds recr e at io n. Ther ef or e per so ns with

varied type of educa t ion leve l were in te rv iewed . Out of the to ta l 15 %

h ad no for ma l e du ca t io n, wh er e a s 25 % o f th e to ta l we re m et ri c a nd

a s m uc h a s 30 % h a d int er m e di a t e lev el of e du c at io n . Anot he r 30 %

wer e gr ad u at e s . Res po ndi ng to th e qu es ti on , ev er yb od y agr e ed th at

re cr e a ti o n wa s es s en t ia l for life a nd a n ec e ss it y for go od h eal th . A

significan t majority of the resp on de nt s reve al ed that they gofrequen tly for recrea tion and as much as 95 % of the total

re sp o nd e n t s co nfir me d it. It wa s re ve al e d th at mo st of t he p eo pl e (6 5

%) go for re cr e a ti o n on mo nt hl y b as is . Anot he r 10 % s ho w an a nn u al

oppor tuni ty for this purpose . Social , Cul tural and t ribal values are very

strong in NWFP. Most areas stil l reflect traditional at ti tudes in activities

of daily l ife including recreat ion of female family members . However ,

th es e val ue s ar e ch an gi n g fas t, bu t t o s om e e xt e nt t he y ar e still int ac t

a s sh ow n by th e su rv ey re su lt s. Th e s ur ve y h as sh ow n th at only 85 %

of t he to ta l re sp o nd e n t s ta ke th ei r fa mily ou t for rec re a ti o n a nd th e

re m ai ni ng 15 % do no t follow this pr ac tic e . The re ar e th re e co mm o n

reasons discovered for no t t aking the fami ly out for r ec rea t ion , which


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are as follows:

i. Personal disliking

ii. Lack of sec urity in pu blic plac es

iii. Religious reaso ns

Peo pl e go to va rio us pl ac e s for r ec re a t io n. As m uc h a s 42 % of t h e

to tal go to the Malakand Region which includes the valleys of Swat ,

Dir an d Chitral. Swat bein g locat ed clos es t is perh ap s the mos t

po pul ar de sti na ti on . Plac es loca te d in Punj ab ar e th e sec on d mo st

popula r des tina tions and they include Murree, Islamabad and Lahore ,

as abou t 30 % of the total r esponden ts go there dur ing vaca tions .

Haz ar a Region is a no th e r po pul ar d es ti na ti on as abo ut 15 % go to

Abbot ta b ad and Kagh an for this purp os e. About 8 % rem ai ns in

Peshawar and visi t the local r ec rea t ion places includ ing Haya tabad .

As much as 95 % of the total r esponden ts expressed tha t such act ivi ty

will be good for the local economy, as it will genera te income for the

local population.

4.6 SURVEY FOR THE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

A tot al of 20 loc als belo ngi ng th e n ea rb y ar ea s wh er e mo st of th e

tourism act iv it ies take place were in terviewed. A copy of the proforma

for this purpose is a ttached with this repor t as Annex- V. The results of

thi s survey a re di scussed in deta il s in chap te r 13 of thi s repor t being

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5. OVERALL STRATEGY FOR THE MASTER PLAN5. OVERALL STRATEGY FOR THE MASTER PLAN

5.1 IMMEDIATE ACTION PROGRAMME. (IAP)

The over all str at e gy of the Mast er Plan is bas ed on two pron ge d

a pp ro a c h; an im me di a t e ac tio n pro gr a m m e for th e initi al p eri od of 2

year s, and a long ter m progr am m e span nin g over a period of 10

ye ar s . The lon g t er m pro gr a m m e p eri od will inclu de th e im me d ia t e

act ion programme , and will be in tegra ted accordingly .

The Immediate Action Programme (IAP) will e s sen tia lly prepare and

provid e a ba se , an enviro nm e n t an d a se t up for th e impl em e n t a ti on

of the long term programme . In orde r to ach ieve thi s objec tive and to

ensur e smoot h imple me nt a ti on of the Master Plan, the actions

proposed a t thi s st age will no t be based on large scale financing. This

s tage will involve the p repara t ion of various policies and regula tory

m e as u r e s a nd th ei r impl em e n t a t i on in o rd er to imp ro ve th e exi sti ng

co ndi ti on s in t ou ri sm s ec to r wit ho ut pr op os in g th e lar ge sc al e ne w

facilitie s an d infr as tr uc t ur e The maj or activitie s prop os e d to b e

carried out during this period are as follows:

i. design, adopt and enforce the regula tory measur e s for the

provision of various tourism facilities.

ii. carry out marketing and promotion drives at intensive and

extensive levels.

iii. impr ov e/ u pg r a d e th e exis ti ng deficie nt infra st ru ct u re facilitie s

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6. POTENTIAL TOURISM SITES AND LOCATIONS6. POTENTIAL TOURISM SITES AND LOCATIONS

A long lis t of potent ia l si tes and location was prepared and included in

th e Rep or t on Existin g Con ditio ns . How ev er , th e list is neit he rexh au st iv e nor it is within the scop e of th e cons ult an ts work to

pr ep a re a 10 0% co mpl et e list of p ot en ti al sit es an d loc atio n. In

absolu te t erms every locat ion within the study area is a candida te for

development into some kind of touri sm facility , be a picnic spo t or a

roadside facility. None theless , the consul tan t s have made every effor t

to iden ti fy all the poten tia l sit es and locat ions for the purpose of thi s

Master Plan.

6 .1 HARIPUR DISTRICT

Following is the lis t of the potent ia l si tes and locations as ident if ied by

the consultants and are shown in Fig.4- A.

6.1 . 1 Dingi

This is a bus y an d sh ad y roa d sid e sto p- ov er for ve hic ul ar tr affic

midw ay bet we e n Has an a b d al an d Harip ur . Dev el op m e n t of grou nd

wa te r thr ou g h a n el ec tri c tu be w ell h as co nv er t e d b ar re n fiel ds int o a

gr ee n gro ov e of sh ad y tr ee s an d pro du ct iv e lan d. Elec tri c su pp ly is

available so also a black topped road of KKH. All o ther facilities are

av ail ab le a t n ea r by Hari pu r. A ro ad sid e facility is re qu ir e d to b e

prov ided as s topover ameni ty to the tour is t s.

6 .1 . 2 Kha la b a t

Khalabat is a new town plann ed and construct ed after the

s ub m e r g e n c e of o ld tow n in T ar bel a Lak e. The bo un d a ry of t h e va st


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Tarbe la lake is no t fa r from thi s new township where all faciliti es a re

av ail ab le . This sit e will b e s ui te d in wint er , a ut u m n a nd in spri ng ,

b ec a us e of i ts co mp a r a ti v el y wa rm e r t em p e r a t u r e. The sit e wo ul d b e

located

Fig.4- A: Prop os e d Touri sm Sit es - H arip ur Dis tric t


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on Haripu r Khala ba t ro ad, a bit be yo nd th e m ai n ro ad an d by th e

boundary of Tarbela Lake water level. The proposed touris t fac ili ties

woul d e na bl e th e visit or s to e nj oy bo ati ng , wa te r sp or ts an d fishi ng

from the eas te rn side of the lake.

6 .1 . 3 Tarb el a Da m

Tarb el a Da m is o ne of t he larg es t da ms in t he world an d ha s g ain ed

impo rt an ce from inter na ti on al ag en ci es bec au s e it was plan ne d,

d esi gn e d a nd co ns tr u ct e d by a co ns or ti u m of e ng in e e r s of r ep ut e a nd

was also fund ed by the m. The vast exp an s e of t he m an ma de lake

impress es every visitor. When the dam is full in summ er the

over flowing wa ter from the spillway presents a view similar to tha t of

Niag ar a Falls a nd th e fas t spl as hi ng wa te r ove r th e rock s sprinkl e

dr opl et s in a ra di us of h alf a kilo me t e r whic h is s o pl ea s a n t th at on e

would like to stop and enjoy the wat er laden bre ez e for hours.

Faciliti es for touri st s however are not avai lable for over nigh t st ay or

any oth er activity. A wat er spor ts activity can be desig ne d and

establ ished together wi th an angl ing facili ty .

A visi t to the Power House on the right bank is yet ano the r a tt r act ion .

It i s pe rti ne n t to m en ti on her e th at th e Powe r Hous e is th e larg es t

Hydal Projec t in Pakistan and ranks even amongs t a few large ones in

the world.

6 .1 . 4 Kha np u r Da m

This dam on Har ro river and the resul tan t lake is a man made act ivi ty

wher e flood wat er going wast e has bee n tam ed for produc tive

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pr es e nt s a p an or a mi c view which at tr ac t s visito rs so mu ch so th at

th ey wis h to re pe a t t he visit fre qu e n tl y. The lak e wit h its a ncill ar y

st ru ct u r e is sit ua t e d on Hari pu r Taxila ro ad . Its imp or t an c e fro m

touris m point of view has gone up due to the industrial est at e

es tabl ished a t Hat ter , nearby. All fac ili ties exist a t Hat ter , not far away

from the Dam.

6.1 . 5 . Mang

Mang is located close to Haripur town along a minor road taking off

from the KKH. This small road links with the Khanpur Dam. Mang is a

b ea u tif ul spo t whe re wa te r ha s be en collec te d in a lak e offeri ng a

potential picnic spot.

6.1 . 6 . Sarkari Bagh

This p lace is located in Haripur town and is important from its h is tor ic

signifi cance. An improved env ironment a round the garden can make it

an a tt rac t ive tourism si te .

6.1 . 7 Sarai Sale h , and

6.1 . 8 . Manik Rai

Thes e two site s ar e locat ed on th e bank s of River Dor, directly

opposi te to each o the r. Both s it e s a re cen tur ies old dat ing back to the

Kushan Dynasty.

6.1 . 9 . Jholian

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and bears its significance from Gandhar a civilization.

6.1 . 1 0 . Hari Sing h Fort

Hari Singh For t located a t Haripur town is an importan t hi stor ic land

m ar k. Th e fort wa s built by Hari Sing h, th e rul er of th e ar e a in old

days.

6.1 . 1 1 . Darve s h

It is a small set tl ement located along KKH in the vicinity of Haripur

to wn tow ar d s Taxil a. Bein g sit ua t e d at th e do or wa y of bo th Hari pu r

an d the who region, the set tl em e nt is impor ta nt for providin g a

to uri sm facility pro vi di ng gui da n ce to th e tr av ell er s in th e Haz ar a

Region.

6 .1 . 1 2 . Maq s o o d a o n Gh or a Gali Ro ad

It is a small se tt lement located along the road linking Haripur with theGhora Gali in Guliyat Area. A road side facility located here will be

extremely useful for the touris ts t ravell ing on this road.

6 .2 ABBOTTABAD DISTRICT

6 .2 . 1 Ab bo t ta b a d City

This is the Headquar te r of the dis tr ic t and situa ted in 34 0 9' N a nd

73 -13' E as shown in Fig.5- B. The headquar te r of the dist rict was fis t

plac ed h er e in 1 85 3 a nd th e n ew can to n m e nt wa s na me d aft er Major

James Abbot t , first Deputy Commissioner of Hazara (1847 - 1853) . The


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tow n is pict ur es q u el y sit ua te d at th e so ut he r n corn er of th e plai n,

4120 ft above sea level. This beaut i fu l scenic place is bounded by hills

on all t he four sid es exc e pt its a pp ro a c h for m th e so ut h er n inle t a nd

th e nor th e rn exi t to wa rd s Man se h r a. The city ha s by now d ev el op e d

into a att ra cti ve tourist spot with all pos si bl e am eni ti es . Thes e

a me ni ti es bro ad ly ar e, goo d ro ad s lea di ng to Nat hi a Gali- Murr ee ,

Mans e hr a - Kag ha n , Nar an , go od qu ali ty ho te ls a nd re st a u r a n ts wit h

gas connec tions, touri s t info rmat ion cen te r , pos t and telegraph , NWD

t el ep h o n e s a nd a m edi ca l co mp le x a nd sh op pi ng facilit y for qu alit y

products . One townsh ip call ed Jinnahabad townsh ip has al ready been

cons t ruc ted while a second one is in process by the Physica l P lann ing

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Fig.4- B:


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Abbot tabad is bas ica lly a cantonmen t city which is a base of some well

known Army Unit s. Pakistan Milit ary Academy is located a t Kakul

which falls within the urban limit s of Abbot tabad . This academy has a

s trong and visible impac t on the urban life o f Abbot tabad . The second

mos t sign ifi can t act ivi ty is the presence of a number of high s tandard

Englis h Medi um e du c at io n al ins ti tu ti on s bot h in priv at e a nd pu blic

sec tors .

6. 2. 2 Sh er w a n

This is a significa nt se ttl em e n t situ at e d at a dist an c e of ab ou t 19

kilomete rs west of Abbot tabad in lower Tanawal . Located right on the

hill thi s poten tia l tour is t spo t has a commanding view all round. The

area is a tt rac t ive from the point of view of it s mild c limat ic condi tions

a nd a tt ra c ti ve sc en e r y ar ou n d. For m os t of th e ur ba n ne e d s in te rm s

of services and facili ties it depends on Abbot tabad City .

6.2 .3 Naw an Sh eh r

Closely si tuated to Abbot tabad, this town older than Abbot tabad itse lf ,

is known for its springs . The gushing spring wate r is cold in summer ,

and warm in win te r . Touri st s enjoy the profuse ly flowing wate r which

does no t dimini sh in any season of the yea r . While visiting /s tay ing a t

Abbot ta b a d or on way to Kagh an valle y th e Nawa n She r town is a

place of interes t for the tour is t s which is located a t a di stance of only

5 k ilomete rs from the down town Abbot tabad and fall s within its urban

limits . Being located in close proximity , it depends on Abbot tabad for

most of the urban fac ili ties and services.

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Dha m t ou r is a s ma ll s et tl e m e n t loc at e d clos e to Abb ot a b a d alo ng th e

roa d to Guliya t. The impo rt a nc e of Dh am t ou r is du e to a very old

cemetry located here which owns a h is tor ic background.

6 .2 . 5 Ily as i Mo sq u e

Ilyas i Mosque located a t Nawan Shehr is another historic land mark of

th e ar ea . It is a be au tiful mo sq ue with inter es ti ng archit ec tu ra l

structure.

GULIYAT

6 .2 . 6 Kala ba g h

It is a smal l cantonment , situa ted 34 -06' N and 73 -25' E on the road

b et we e n Abbo tt a ba d a nd Nat hi a Gali at a dist an c e of 2 kilom et e rs

shor t of Nathia Gali. Except for i ts scenic beauty and overlooking view

of the lower green hills from the road, ther e is no stop overarrangem en t of any sor t . A hel ipad belonging to the Pakis tan Air Force

is locat ed her e. Most of the Rest Hous es loca te d her e belon g to

Pakistan Army. The view of Nathia Gali from here is beautiful.

6 .2 . 7 Kha ir a Gali

It is al so a small set tl ement situa ted a t 33 -55'N and 73 -20' E. This is

the la st set tl ement before the road from Nath ia Gali ente r s into Punjab

while going to Murre e. Murr ee is abo ut 12 kilo me t er s fro m h er e.

Bea utif ul sc en er y can be enj oy ed in all dire ctio ns fro m her e. No

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snacks .

6 .2 . 8 Kha ns p u r/ Ay u b ia

The se tw o ar e clo sel y sit ua t e d (34 o-0 2'N a nd 73 o-30'E) . Khanspur is

linked with the main Murree- Abbottabad Road with a smal l link road.

Khanspur being cantonmen t is prohibited for the visi tors while Ayubia

is ac tually meant for touris ts. Ayubia has been developed in to a tour is t

s po t as ch air lifts h av e be e n ins ta ll ed a nd a lar ge nu m b er of v isit or s

enjoy thi s facility every yea r during the summer . With all thi s fanfare

a nd joy sid es , th er e is no ro ad sid e facility for th e to uri st s for ov er

nig ht st ay . Quit e a few to uri st hu ts a t nor m al ra te s ar e re qu ir e d to b e

cons t ruc ted to make the si te more a tt r ac t ive .

6 .2 . 9 Na th ia Gali

It has been the summer headquar te r of the Front ie r Govt ., and is a hill

r esor t with beau t iful buildings and ho tel s. It is s itua ted a t 34 -05' N

an d 73

-58'E midway on the road from Abbot tabad to Murree. Hotel sdevelop ed here in the rec en t past are expe nsiv e for the aver ag e

to uri st . Roa d sid e facility a de q u a t e ly for t he to uri st s is a m u st to

have a tt r act ion for them. In fact the influx o f touri st s during summer

m on t hs wa rr an t s th at , b ec a us e a no rm a l to uri st ca nn o t affo rd t he hig h

charges of the good qual ity hote ls.

6.2 . 1 0 Thandia ni

Though close ly situa ted to Abbot tabad , thi s hill side resor t a t a heigh t

of 8,845 feet has not rece ived due a tt en t ion from the touri sm point of

view. A coup le of res t houses exi st here but are owned by provincial


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depar tments which can not ordina ri ly be used by the touri st s . As and

when the touri st influx deve lops , of course through proper pub lici ty ,

add it ional faciliti es can be added late r on. It is wor th ment ion ing here

th at a sm all sho ppi ng ce nt e r us ed to exis t durin g th e e arly Britis h

d ay s. A T.V. b oo st e r h as b ee n ins ta ll ed h er e to e xt e nd tr an s mi s si on

facilities to far flung villages.

6 .2 . 1 1 - 6. 2 . 1 3 Ch an g l a Gali, Bar a Gali, Du n g a Gali

These beaut iful smal l h illy villages are a source of a t t rac tion while on

way to Murre e from Abbott ab a d. Becaus e of thickly cover ed

m ou n t ai n s wit h Pin e, Oak s an d Jenife r tr ee s , th es e pl ac e s pr es e n t a n

enchan ting pic tu re to the eyes . The wild life peep ing from beh ind the

tree t runks is yet another a t trac t ion for the touris t.

6 .3 MAN SEHRA DISTRICT

6 .3 . 1 His to ri c al Buil di n g a t Ma ns e h r a

Evacuee proper ty present ly occupied by CIA and Traffic police , within

the Mansehra Bazaar on Kashmir Road , is s itua ted in an old building .

The building s ty le is a copy of Mugha l arch itec ture with mul ti foli ate

ar ch e s a nd g all er ie s of th e st yl e of Lahor e Fort. Th e car vi ng s on t he

walls are unique rare ly seen except in a few places in Pakistan .

It is mos t exped ien t to p rese rve thi s building in it s presen t shape and

prot ec t it from interf er en ce in any style eve n on the pre te xt of

imp ro ve m e n t / a ddi ti on a nd alt er a ti on . Perio di c cle an in g wo ul d b e

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6. 3. 2 Ash ok a Park

The Archaeological remains in Hazara a re not numerous , but one is of

grea t interes t and importance . This is an insc ript ion on th ree bou lders

n ea r th e b as e of Bar er i Hill clos e to Man se h ra to wn , co nt ai ni ng t he

firs t 13 of the 14 rock edict s of Ashoka (3 rd cen tury B.C). A park has

bee n cons tr uc te d in the locality and effort s ma de to pre se rv e the

rocks . The park speaks of misuse by the pub lic and lack o f repai rs by

the local administration.

6 .3 . 3 Baff a

This is an imp or ta n t town in Mans eh r a district, situ at e d ab ou t 12

kilo me t e rs nor th of Man se h r a on a link ro ad ru nn in g p ar all el to th e

KKH as Shown in Fig.4- C. The town is historical ly significant in this

are a owing to an old ce me tr y of Turkish soldi er s. Many lear ne d

sch ol ar s an d impo rt a nt political le ad er s wer e prod uc e d he re who

played vital role in religion and crea t ion of Pakistan . The flora and

fa un a of t hi s ar e a is w ell kno wn . Wh en th e slop e s ar e cov er e d wit h as pe ci al sp ec ie s of flowe rs in spri ng , th es e pr es e n t a wo nd e rf ul a nd

enchan ting view to the eyes .

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6 .3 . 4 S hi nk ia ri

Afte r Baffa, Shinkiar i is a famous town si tua ted along the KKH a t a

dis ta n c e of ab ou t 15 kilo me t e rs on Sir an riv er b an k. Apar t fro m its

sc enic b ea ut y it is impor ta n t politically too bein g ho me tow n of a

number of poli ti ca l figures. An experimenta l t ea plan ta tion farm under

the manage me nt of Pakistan Agricul tura l Research Counci l (PARC) has

b ee n se t up whic h is rep or te d to be suc ce s sf ul. All f acilitie s ar e

ava ilable in Shinkiar i. The lower Siran Cana l head nearby is a sit e of

a tt ra c ti on . The ca na l t ak e s off fro m Rive r Sir an h er e. A sm all Res t

House of the Irrigation Depar tmen t a lso exists a t the head.

6 .3 .5 Jabor i (Dadar val ley )

Dad ar is locat ed on nort he a st of Shinkiari. Being situ at e d at an

altitu de , a sanito riu m has be en cons tr uc te d for th e tre at m e nt of

p at ie nt s of ch es t dis ea s e s sinc e v er y lon g. Th e vall ey b ey on d is a ls o

called Dadar valley , and is inter spe rsed by S iran River . The fores t s on

th e hill h av e thin ne d out durin g th e cour se of th e ye ar s an d unl es ss teps for affores ta tion a re t aken, the sit e will lose its beau ty which it

somewhat present ly enjoys . Next to Shinkiari , this i s an important s top

over for touris ts and construct ion of a small

hut will be a positiv e st ep tow ar ds e nc ou ra g e m e n t of t he tou ri st

indu st ry . Jabori is an imp or ta n t se ttl em e n t of th e valley whic h is

located almost in the centre .

6 .3 . 6 S ul ta n Gali (D ad a r Vall e y )

Locat ed at a rel ativ el y high er altit ud e a nd surr ou nd e d by for es ts

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Battal and Chattar Plain.

6 .3 . 7 Ch at t ar pl ai n

This is si tua ted nea r Ba tta l Town on the Karakuram Highway (KKH).

This plain, som e year s back was a des er te d site which is now

hu m mi n g wit h all a c ti vi ti es a s t he hi gh wa y p as s e s rig ht thr ou g h th e

pl ai n. The ar e a h as qui te a few re as o n a bl y go od ho te ls for s ho rt te rm

overnigh t st ays for the tour is t s. On account of i ts locat ion on higher

altit ud e it ha s a v er y p le as a n t t em p e r a t u r e du ri ng s um m e r . The wa te r

direc tly drawn from the well s does not need any ice to cool . The place

is g ai ni ng mo m e n t u m for th e d ev el op m e n t of ph ysi ca l infr as t ru c tu r e

and quite a few facilities are now locat ed along the main road

incl udi ng a few re st a u r a n t s a nd a hig h st an d a r d ho te l b el on gi ng t o a

Hotel chain of N.W.F.P.

6 .3 . 8 Ich ar Can al He a d

On way to Balako t so me 5 Km ah ea d of Mans eh ra we cros s Ichornullah. This is flowing from right to lef t. Here a smal l canal from this

natura l nullah called Ichor Canal has been taken. The configura t ion of

th e ar ea a nd t he hig h lev el loc at io n of t he win di ng ca na l pr es e n t s a

panoramic view of the opposi te plain and hab ita tion. The commanding

situation here warrant s provision of a small scale stop over

a rrangemen t for en joying scenic beau ty of the landscape .

6 .3 . 9 Man d h er

This i s a beau t iful spo t by the road side nex t to Ichor Cana l and short

of Bat ra si . A s ma ll im pr ovi se d ho te l for p as s er s by h as b ee n er ec t e d


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but has no modern facili ty . The si tuat ion of the si te offers oppor tuni ty

to enjoy the hill side slopes on the right with the natura l nulla flowing

a t the foo t of the hill. The estab li shment of a road side facility for the

touris ts will enable the touris ts to enjoy the beauty of nature .

6 .3 . 1 0 Ba tr as i

Half a Kilomete r away from Ba trasi Rest House is a turn on the road

wit h ov er h an g in g cliff w he re fr o m th e e nti re ar ea dow n b el ow up to

Gar hi Ha bi bu ll ah is cl ea rl y visibl e, alo ng wit h th e flow p at t er n of

Kunhar River . The cliff is idea lly situa ted for the cons t ruc t ion of a

picnic spot . The Batr asi Rest Hous e of the C&W dep tt . tho ug h

beaut iful ly placed is not available to touris ts.

6.3 . 1 1 Atar Shis h a

It is a small se t tl ement located on way f rom Mansehra to Ba trasi and

offer s beau t ifull natu ral env ironment for a short time s tay of tour is t s

travelling to the Kaghan Valley.

6.3 . 1 2 Qaland ar Abad

Located along KKH a t a di stance of half way between Abbot tabad and

Mansehra thi s locat ion is a beau ti fu l spot s to be p roposed as a tour is t

facility .

6.3 . 1 3 Ghazi Kot Towns hi p

It is a new an d pla nn e d resid en ti al are a with be au tiful nat ur al

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6.3 . 1 4 Gandhia n

Located within the vicini ty of Mansehra and close to Baffa, Gandhian is

known for a s tone s truc tu re which dates back to Hindu Shahi per iod .

It is said tha t Hindu women used to visit thi s place for a des ire to have

a child.

6.3 . 1 5 Zar Dheri

This sit e is located nea r village Tumba . This is al so an a rcheological

sit e loca te d ne ar Shinkia ri on Da da r Road . Ther e is a stu pa her e

which is as h igh as 31 fee t.

6.3 . 1 6 Guli Bagh

Located in the east of Baffa a group of hi stor ic building is located a t

Guli Bagh. These buildings which include Feroza Forta nd th e To mb of H azr at Dew an Raj a Bab a Sa hi b ar e

per ha p s th e mo st impor ta n t for m hist oric poin t of

view which a re prese rved to a g rea t exten t .

6.3 . 1 7 Icchrian

Located along KKH close to the b ridge on River Siran thi s is a smal l

se ttl em e n t offe ri ng im me n se na tu ra l b ea ut y to th e tra vell er s in th e

ar ea .

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PTDC h as es t ab li sh e d a Touri st Infor m at io n Cen t er (TIC) for t he

guidance of v isi ting touris ts, individuals and groups . The informat ion

cen te r however itself is not well informed abou t the prob lems ari sing

out of acc es si bility to vario us sit es be ca us e of roa d con ditio ns .

Mor eo ve r, th e ce nt e r is clos e d on holi da ys a nd aft er offic e timi ng s

wher ea s the touris ts can no t ma na g e to arriv e at th e cent er during

office hours.

6.3 . 2 2 Kiwai

This is a rea so na bl y me di um size villag e and a turnin g point to

Sh og ra n , fro m th e m ai n Bal ak ot - K ag ha n ro ad . A C&W D ep ar t m e n t

Rest House exi st s here but no facility is avai lable for the touri st s , a s

the res t house is not open to touri st s .

6.3 . 2 3 Sho gr a n

One of th e mo st be au tif ul sit es in Kagh an valley is Shog ra n. It is

located on a side road from Kiwai , 9 kilometers away, wi th a height of7,75 2 fe et a bo ve th e s ea lev el. The flat plai n a t th e to p cov er e d wit h

gre en gra ss and gre en shr ub s arou nd , thick groov es of pine and

d eo da r tr es s on a dj ac e nt hills, is a gift of na tu re be st ow e d on this

fa sci na ti n g sp ot . Besi de th e For es t De pa r tm e n t Re st Hou se , th er e ar e

a limited number of hote ls to cate r to the needs of the touri st s .

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Sinc e th e ar ea is goin g thr ou g h a fast pa ce of de vel op m e n t which

ofte n result s in hap ha za rd growt h, a ma st e r plan for Shogr an is

urg en tl y ne ed e d . A bla ck top ro ad to sho gr a n ha be en pro po s ed by

th e for es t de pa r tm e n t but th e pa ce of work is slow an d n ee d s to be

accele ra ted . When comple ted it will make the s teep ascen t easy .

6.3 . 2 4 . Malkandi

Malkandi is situa ted on south wes t of Shogran a t a dis tance of abou t 5

km, which is accessible through Jeep. The rese rve fores t of Malkandi

is r ich in i ts wild life, which includes leopards , monkeys , bears, dear,

pheasan ts and var ious species if birds . The fores t is cen tur ies old and

so m e tr ee s ar e kno wn to b e of th ou s an d s ye ar s of a ge . A sig n bo ar d

found bes ides one of the tr ees reads ;

Such historic al mo nu m e nt s ar e nec es sa rily to be pre se rv e d as a

remnant of history of which we should be proud.

6.3 . 2 5 Siri and Paya

Bot h Siri a nd Pay a ar e loc at e d clos e to Sho gr a n. Pay a is a bo u t 8 km

aw ay a t t he h ei gh t of a bo u t 10,50 0 fee t wh er e a s , Siri is loc at e d a bo ut

900 0 fee t abo ve sea level. The are a is rich in sce nic be au ty and

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My wai s t is 24 fee t ,

My heig h t is 200 fee t ,

My arm s are 2 fee t thick ,and ,

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n at u ra l at tr a ct io n. It is t ol d th at wa te r is n ot fou nd in a b un d a n c e at

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6.3 . 2 7 Sheran

This b ea u ti ful s po t is sit ua t e d so me dist a nc e dow n Sho gr a n. A lak e

locat ed ne ar her e add s tre me n do u s be au ty to the are a. It has its

ap pr oa ch fro m Par as situ at e d on m ai n Balako t- Kagh an roa d. The

exist ing faciliti es a re in need of improvement so as to make the place

comfor table and a tt r act ive for the touri st s . A youth hoste l is located a t

Sheran but is seldom used . A WAPDA rest house is al so located on the

left bank of the lake.

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Almos t mid wa y b et we e n Kiwai an d Kagh an is situ at e d a s mall but

beau t iful village named Khanian. The village by the river side has its

usua l featu re as per other villages such as the river and hill side view.

A mod er n hot el has bee n constr uct ed acros s the river which is

a pp ro a c h a bl e by a su sp e n si o n bri dg e . This buildi ng of t he ho te l h as

b ee n style d on Chin es e de si gn as th e roof slop es hav e be en curv ed

back as per design of usual such bui ld ings .

6.3 . 2 9 Kagha n

The whole valley is named af ter this village which clearly indicates it s

impor tance from times immemoria l. The a rea a round Kaghan is owned

by Syed family and par t ly by local Gujjars . Locals have their old s tyle

rest au ra nt s which do not com e up to sta nd ar d, nor are ther e any

qua li ty hote ls . Since Naran, the a tt r ac t ive si te ahead is away through

a difficul t road, it is imperat ive that some road side fac ili ty on modern

lines is e stab li shed here . This will offer a good dea l of reli ef to the

tour is t s. The facili ti es should al so include a Cente r for monito ring ofthe road condi tions ahead for proper guidance of the touris ts.

6.3 . 3 0 Naran

This is th e t er mi n us of t he b ea u tif ul p ar t of Kagh a n vall ey a nd a n

impor tant s ta tion. This s it e is plain and wide and has more faciliti es

th an an y ot he r in t h e ar ea . This st at io n h as its u niq u e ch ar a ct e ri s ti cs

that a 9 kilometers hard climb s tar ts from here to lake Saiful Muluk on

th e rig ht on its e as t e rn sid e. A m ai n ro ad fro m h er e le ad s to Bab us a r

Top and onwards to Gilgi t. PTDC motels are avai lable here and so a lso

ot he r priv at e go od q uali ty ho te ls . Jee p s er vi ce of PTDC a nd priv at e


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owners can be hi red here for Saiful Maluk or up to Babu Sar .

STC h a s st ar t e d its h elic op t er se rvi ce fro m Isla ma b a d to thi s pla ce

whic h will pro vi de go od op po rt u ni ty to ex pa t ri a t es of t he diff er e nt

e mb a s s ie s a nd ot he r or ga ni za ti on s . Sinc e th e h elic op t er ch ar g e s ar e

high , the average touri st will no t ordina ri ly ven ture to under take thi s

exerci se. As such the charges need to have a revi sion for scaling down

if the tourist activity is to flourish.

6.3 . 3 1 Lake Saiful Muluk

This is a leg e nd a r y sit e kno wn af te r th e na m e of o ne pri nc e by thi s

na me who was sta te d to be in love with a be au tiful da ms el Badr e

Jam al a. Ba dr e- Ja ma la m ea n s a m oo n of b e au t y. An old m an sai d to b e

a wa tc hm a n tells this stor y to th e you ng en th u si as ti c an d ro ma nc e

s tri cken visi to rs and earn an est ima ted amount of Rs. 5 ,000 to 10,000

per se as on , by maki ng the story mor e ench an ti ng and abso rbi ng.

What ev er the differ en t versio ns of the story ma y be, the lake is

situ at e d at a heig ht of 3 20 0 m et e rs a bo ve m ea n se a level. It us ed tob e 1 s q. kilo me t e r in ar e a bu t su rp ri si ngl y it ha s di mi ni sh e d by a t

le as t on e t hir d in i ts siz e du ri ng th e pa st qu ar t er of t h e ce nt u ry . The

red uc tio n is witne ss e d to hav e be en occurrin g fro m the hind, the

Malika Parba t side by way of debr is brought along by glacier s . The

awe inspi ring Malika Parba t touches the heigh t of 5260 meter s .

Touri st s m us t h av e s ee n m an - m ad e lak es bu t thi s o ne by n a tu r e is so

much enchan t ing tha t all a rt ificial a r rangeme nts are no match to thi s.

Touris ts hav e ren de r ed th e surr ou ndi n gs of th e lak e un he al th y by

litter and solid wast e. Neces sity has arise n for planning the

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th e visitor s with suit abl e prop os al s for hygie ne an d solid wa st e

disposal. R es tr ic t i ng disc ha rg in g flo w fro m the lak e is ne ed e d

to prolon g its lif e.

6.3 . 3 2 Lulupat Lake

Furt he r nor th fro m Nar an on th e left lies a b ea u ti ful lak e kn ow n a s

Lulupat lake , which is not very far from the main Naran- Babu Sar road.

Lulup at is in fac t th e so ur ce of Kunh ar riv er a nd is fa mo u s for tr ou t

fish. This a rea is unexplored so fa r a s the re is no approach road . The

ar e a is b es t sui te d for c am pi n g by pr ovi di ng t em p or a r y hu ts or te nt s.

Lulupat Lake is si tua ted a t an al ti tude of 13668 fee t .

6.3 . 3 3 Dudup a t Lake

A nar row valley runs towards east from Basa l for a dis tance of abou t 7

kilo me te r s at th e e nd of which is loc at ed a m ar ve l of na tu re which

otherwise is lit tle known to the visi tors. The area is only approachable

on foot alon g a sm all str ea m of snow melt cold an d fresh wat er.Slopes on bo th sides a re covered with rare species of flowers and wild

vege ta t ion . This scenic and beau t iful lake is r arely visit ed due to the

lack of appropria te approach .

6.3 . 3 4 Lalazar

This is a gr ee n plat e au on th e roa d to Babu sa r bey on d Nar an . The

whol e ar ea be sid e s bei ng lus h gr ee n is ab un d an t ly full of na tu ral

flow er s of v ari et ie s. It m ay b e m en ti on e d th at fro m h er e onw ar d s to


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Bab us a r th e ro ad is no t e as ily m ot or a bl e a t th e m om e n t . Bec au s e of

th e sn ow cov er t he ro ad is cle ar e d in re ac h e s, st ag e by s ta g e, as th e

snow mel t s. The a rea is compara t ively plain with beau t iful growth of

wild g rass and seasona l flowers . A Wapda Rest House exi st s here but

no other a rrangemen ts have so far been made ei the r by PTDC or STC.

6.3 . 3 5 Bataku n di

This is the nex t set tl ement af te r Naran and Lalaza r on the main Naran-

Babu Sar road . Those who wish to be away from conges t ion of Naran

take the ir course to Lalaza r and Ba takundi. Still h igher than Lalaza r

a nd Nar an , Bat ak u nd i thr ow s its cool eff ec t on th e to uri st s wit h its

refreshing ai r and pleasant cold water.

6.3 . 3 6 Bas e l

Bas el is t he las t hu m a n s et tl e m e n t aft er Nar an bef or e a pp ro a c hi n g th e

Bab u Sa r Top. It is a s ma ll s et tl e m e n t loc at e d rig ht on th e m ai n ro ad

and offer s some basic faciliti es including eat ing places , t ea shops andothers.

6.3 . 3 7 Babus ar Top

At an altit ud e of 4, 14 6 m et e rs abo ve th e m ea n se a lev el, this is t he

la st a nd hig he s t poi nt of K ag ha n vall ey a nd a g at e w ay to th e Gilgit

valley via Chilas . One can see the towering 8,126 meter s high Nanga

Parba t from here on any clea r day .

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6. 4. 1 Bat ag r a m Tow n

Located along the main KKH a t a di stance of abou t 50 kilomete rs from

Mans eh r a, Bat ag ra m ha s sig nific an t pot en ti al to be dev el op e d as a

to uri st res ti ng pl ac e to pro vi de to ur is m a nd th e allie d faciliti es a nd

services to the touris ts on their long journey towards nor th (Fig .4-E). A

good qua li ty hote l is al ready exi st ing in the main bazaar of the town,

so are a number of other urban facili ties and ameni ties .

6 .4 . 2 Th ak o t Brid g e

Located across River Indus , Thakot Bridge is a beaut iful locat ion where

tourist s can mak e a short stop over befor e e mb ar ki ng on the long

jour ney towards Giligt thr ough th e dry and rugged mount ain pass ag e

of KKH .

6 .4 . 3 Hill Sp o t o n w ay to Alaii

Ther e is a be au tiful hill spot with cool an d extr em el y plea sa nt

at mo sp he re locate d along the way to Alaii. It has tre me nd ou s

potent ia l to become a touris t a tt rac t ion if the basic facili ties including

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6 .5 KOHISTAN DISTRICT

6. 5. 1 Da ss u

Dassu is the headquar te r of Kohistan di st ri ct and is located along the

KKH (Fig.4- F). Pre se nt ly it is not offerin g m an y se rvic es to th e

tr av ell er s of KKH ex ce p t a few e at in g pl ac e s, a few te a sh op s a nd a

few shops of ordinary items. A telephone facili ty links Dassu with the

res t of the coun t ry . However , the re is a scope for the place to become

a resting spot for he travellers moving on KKH.

6. 5. 2 Pa tt an

The s ma ll bu t imp or t an t se tt le m e n t of Pa tt a n is l oc at e d alo ng riv er

Indus befor e rea chi ng Dass u, the major set tl em e nt of Kohist an .

Pat ta n is also a sm all can to n m e nt ar ea wh er e ba sic facilitie s an d

ameni t ie s a re ava ilable .

6 .5 .3 Jalkot Vall ey

Star ting from Dassu on easte rn side of r iver Indus , the long Valley of

Jalko t Nallah runs across Kohistan af te r being divided into a number

of smal l valleys which ul timate ly joins wi th Kaghan Valley . Very few

an d very sm all se ttl em e n t s ar e loca te d alo ng this vall ey whic h h asno thi ng mu ch to off er e xc e pt its ver y int er e s ti n g n at u ra l lan ds c a p e,

ch all en gi ng t he visit or s to sc al e it dow n. The re ar e no faciliti es or

ameni ties of any kind available in the enti re valley.

6 .5 . 4 Har ba n Vall e y

Harban valley s ta r ts from a place call ed Harban across the river Indus

a nd run s so ut h wor ds . The valley offers in teres t ing landscape of high

mou nt ai ns and wildern es s . The pop ul atio n size of th e valley isnegl ig ible and no facili ties and ameni ties exist in the valley .


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7. DEFINITIONS OF TOURIST FACILITIES7. DEFINITIONS OF TOURIST FACILITIES

Following are the definit ions of various tourism facili ties and activities

proposed in the Mas te r Plan in t erms of the ir purpose , func tion , a reaand other necessary informat ion.

i. HOTEL

A hote l is meant to be a building providing facili ties to s tay overnight

for the tourist s an d visitors, includ es a nu mb er of be d roo ms , a

kitchen, a res tauran t , a lobby and o the r facili ti es for the ente r ta inment

of the visi tors . Hote ls have been class ified in var ious categor ies from

single star to five star s dep en di ng upo n the nu mb er an d typ e of

facilities provided.

ii. MOTEL

A mote l is mean t to be a building p roviding facili ti es to s tay for the

to uri st a nd visit or s ov er ni gh t in a limit ed ca pa ci ty a nd d ur at io n.

General ly a mote l is a place for shor te r s tays than in hotel and offer s

limited facili ti es a s compared to that of a ho tel . In the contex t of thi s

Mas ter Plan a mote l is e ssen t ial ly awned and or managed by STC.

iii. TOURIST HOSTEL

A touris t hoste l is a building with a number of rooms for overnight s tayof t he to ur is ts with co mm o n b at h ro o m s a nd no re st a u ra n t or cooki ng

facility. It offer s acco mm o d at io n on thrifty rat es with no extr a

faciliti es . In the contex t of thi s Mas ter Plan a tour is t hoste l is owned

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iv. RESTAURANT

A resta ur an t is an area where meals and snacks are served. It

n ec es s ar ily is co mp ri se d of a dinin g hall an d a kitc he n . An op en

ea ting/ si tting space is op tiona l. In the contex t of thi s Mas te r Plan a

res tauran t is e ssen t ial ly owned and or managed by STC.

v. PICNIC SPOT

Picnic spo t is an ar ea with pot en ti al of sc enic an d n at ur al be au ty ,

sui tab le for passive and light act ive recrea t ion of the touri st s . It will

co mp ri se of gr as s y field, lan ds c ap in g , sit ti ng pl ac e, a nd pr op e rl y

designed walkways. The picnic spo t varies in s ize but will not be le ss

than 5 kana ls in area in orde r to adequa te ly per fo rm its funct ions and

will not b e m or e t ha n 20 ca na le s to b ec o me a re cr e a ti o n pa rk . In th e

context of this Master Plan the proposed picnic spots will be designed ,d ev el op e d own e d m ai nt a in e d a nd m an a g e d by STC.

vi. ROADS IDE FACILITY.

A roadside facili ty is a small kiosk offering light refreshme nt s like cold

drinks , candies, cigare t tes e tc. A smal l car park for 4 to 5 cars can also

be provided to facilit ate it s func tions . STC will encourage the small

scale local ent repreneurs or individua ls to e stab li sh such faciliti es on

designated si tes .

vii . TOURIST FACILITATION CENTRE.


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Touris t Facili ta t ion Centers (TFC) are proposed to actually replace the

presently existing Tourist Information Centers. The Tourist Facili tat ion

Cen tr e will ha ve a m uc h bro ad e r sco pe of ser vic es an d facilitie s

offered to the tour is t s. In addi tion to providing info rmat ion regarding

the places of interes t , the TFC will also provide informat ion regarding

day to day whe ther cond it ions, road cond it ions, ava ilabi li ty of hote l

acc om m o d a ti o n durin g th e p ea k se as o n, alt er na t e tou r/r ou t e pla ns ,

make contac t s with car ren tal s , tour opera tors , tour guides e tc . Touri st

Facilit a tion Cent re will be located along the main roads a t prominen t

and easily accessible sit es . It will cover small area compr is ing of 2

rooms only. A Touri st Facilit a tion Cent re can al so be located within

the premises of a hote l, mote l or r es tauran t , if adequa te ly accessible .

vii i . CABLE CAR / CHAIR LIFT

A Cabl e Car is a mo de of tr an sp or t for th e recr ea ti on of to uris ts

loc at e d m ai nl y b et we e n th e two hill to ps ac ro ss a vall ey . While t he

chai r lift is open , the cab le car is an enc losed / glass conta ine r withseating for 2 to 6 persons . The car/ chair moves hanging with a cable .

ix. CAMPING SITE

Ca mp in g sit e is a d esi gn a t e d ar ea wh er e to uri st ca n er ec t t en t s/ c a m p s

for overn igh t s tay . The whole a rea is paved and space for t ent s /camps

is marked on

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