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The Kachora Tso Lakes (Template:Langx) are three lakes in the Skardu District of Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan. The lakes, at Script error: No such module "convert". in elevation, are Foroq Tso (Upper Kachura Lake) and Lower Kachura Lake.[1] The latter is also known as Shangrila Lake and is within a tourist resort named Shangrila Resort outside the town of Skardu.[2] Another lake called Zambakha Tso (Lake) is situated in the small village Zambakha adjacent to Shangri-la. The lakes are in the Karakorammountain range of the western Himalayas, the greater Baltistan Region, and in the Indus Riverbasin.
Foroq Tso (Lake) or Upper Kachura Lake is of clear water and has a depth of Script error: No such module "convert".. In summer it has a temperature of Script error: No such module "convert"..[3] In winter the surface is frozen solid. The upper Indus River flows nearby at a lower elevation.
The beauty of the Foroq Tso (Lake) is almost untampered and mostly unexplored by travelers, due to lack of infrastructure owing to its rough terrain The area has a rich flora of the Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forestsecoregion, and also known for its wild apricot - Prunus armeniaca orchards. Recreation activities at Foroq Tso or Upper Kachura Lake include hiking, trout fishing, and Himalaya mountaineering.
Lower Kachura Lake (kandoor)
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