Destination guide — Pakistan

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PAKISTAN'S BORDERS STRETCH FROM THE WARM WATERS OF THE
ARABIAN SEA TO THE ENDLESS SNOWS OF THE FABLED 'ROOF OF
THE WORLD', WHERE MEET THE THREE GREAT MOUNTAIN RANGES - THE
HIMALAYAS, THE KARAKORAMS, AND THE HINDUKUSH. ITS FRONTIERS
BOUNDED BY CHINA IN THE NORTH, IRAN IIN THE WEST, TURKMEN-
ISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN IN THE NORTH-WEST AND INDIA IN THE
THE EAST.

PAKISTAN IS A LAND OF MANY SPLENDOURS. THE SCENERY CHANGES
NORTHWARD FROM COASTAL BEACHES, LAGOONS, AND MANGROVE
SWAMPS IN THE SOUTH TO SANDY DESERTS, DESOLATE PLATEAUS,
DISSECTED UP-LANDS IN THE MIDDLE AND HIGH MOUNTAINS WITH
BEAUTIFUL VALLEYS, SNOW-COVERED PEAKS AND ETERNAL GLACIERS
IN THE NORTH WESTERN PART OF THE INDO - PAKISTAN SUB -
CONTINENT.

TOTAL AREA OF PAKISTAN IS 796,095 SQ KMS; OUT OF WHICH
ABOUT 471,240 SQ KMS IN THE NORTH-WEST AND WEST FORMS A
HIGHLY DIFFERENTIATED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE REMAINING
324,855 SQ KMS IS FLAT SURFACE CONSISTING OF THE FERTILE
GREEN BASIN OF THE INDUS RIVER, DESERTS AND ROCKY MOUNTAINS.
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