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Kallar Kahar

Coordinates: 32°47′N 72°42′E / 32.783°N 72.700°E / 32.783; 72.700
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Kallar Kahar
كلّر كہار
Kallar Kahar is located in Punjab, Pakistan
Kallar Kahar
Kallar Kahar
Location in Pakistan
Kallar Kahar is located in Pakistan
Kallar Kahar
Kallar Kahar
Kallar Kahar (Pakistan)
Coordinates: 32°47′N 72°42′E / 32.783°N 72.700°E / 32.783; 72.700
CountryPakistan
DistrictChakwal District
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Area code0543

Kallar Kahar (Urdu: كلّر كہار) is a town and subdivision (Tehsil) of Chakwal District in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the capital of Kallar Kahar Tehsil.[1]

Emperor Babar described Kallar Kahar in his memoirs as a “child of Kashmir” due to its natural beauty and charming weather. It was a natural sanctuary of peacocks, but their population has decreased due to the increasing population around the mountain and illegal catching of beautiful birds. He also referred to Takht-e-Babri, as a "charming place with good air".[2]

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  1. ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Chakwal Archived 2008-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Salman Rashid, The Salt Range and the Potohar Plateau, Sang-e-Meel Publications, 2001, ISBN 978-969-35-1257-1, ... Babur tarried beside 'densely growing corn' in the vicinity of Kallar Kahar Lake and promptly fell in love with this 'charming place with good air.' The lake, he writes in his memoir ...
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