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Khanpur Dam Lake |
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Islamabad is the capital city of Pakistan. The famous city is located in the Potohar Plateau in the North West portion of the country. The beautiful city is located within the Islamabad Capital Territory. The city which was built during the 1960s offers lot of tourist attractions and attracts visitors from different nook and corner of world. The city is all filled with immense tourism scope. Islamabad and Rawalpindi are called as the twin cities and are famous for their range of interesting and fascinating tourists’ destinations. it is best to visit the city during the lovely autumn.
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Apart from its museums and parks Islamabad has lot of lakes and dams. some famous lakes and dams include Khanpur Dam Lake, Rawal Lake, Rama Lake, Tanaza Dam, Kachura Lakes, Tarbela Dam, Mohodand Lake, Mangla Dam, Misriot Dam, Kallar Kahar Lake, Warsak Dam, Satpara Lake, Bagshar Lake, Haliji Lake, Simli dam Lake and others. The article here discusses about the Khanpur Dam Lake of Islamabad.
The Khanpur dam is located on the Haro River near the town of Khanpur. The dam is about 25 miles away from Islamabad. The Khanpur Lake forms a reservoir that supplies drinking water to the residents of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. The dam lake also supplies irrigation water to many of the industrial and agricultural areas surrounding the city. The dam lake has got its name from a village called as Khanpur which was washed away by the lake water. After the town was damaged new Khanpur town has been built downstream of the Dam.
The Khanpur Dam Lake completed its constructed after fifteen long years in 1983. The total expense in the construction cost about Rs. 1,352 million. The huge dam is about 167 feet high having a storage capacity of 110,000 acre feet of water.
In order to collect information further on The Khanpur Dam Lake or on other lakes and dams in Islamabad you can browse our web site www. Islamabadlahore.com
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