{{More citations needed|date=September 2015}} {{Infobox body of water | name = Daral Lake | native_name = {{native name|ur|{{nq|درال جھیل}}}} | image = File:DARAAL LAKE, Swat valley.jpg | caption = Daral Lake, Bahrain, Swat Valley | image_bathymetry = | caption_bathymetry = | location = Bahrain, Swat Valley | coords = {{coord|35.217|72.375|type:waterbody_region:PK|display=inline,title}} | lake_type = Alpine/Glacial lake | inflow = Glacial water | outflow = Daral khwar |pushpin_map=Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | catchment = | basin_countries = Pakistan | length = | width = | area = | max-depth = | volume = | residence_time = | shore = | elevation = {{convert|3505.2|m|abbr=on}} | islands = | cities = Bahrain Town }}
'''Daral Lake''' ({{Langx|ur|{{nq|درال جھیل}}}}) is an alpine lake within the Swat Kohistan region of the Swat Valley in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is situated to the northeast of Saidgai Lake.<ref>{{cite web |title=Daral Lake, Swat Valley |url=http://www.valleyswat.net/tourism/daral.html |website=www.valleyswat.net |accessdate=18 August 2018}}</ref> "Daral" is a Dardic word and literally means "stream" or "spring water".<ref>{{Cite journal |last=De Chiara |first=Matteo |date=2019 |title=Swāt Hydronymy at the Border between Iranian and Indo-Aryan Languages |url=https://brill.com/view/journals/ic/23/1/article-p64_6.xml |journal=Iran and the Caucasus |volume=23 |issue=1 |pages=64–74 |doi=10.1163/1573384X-20190106 |issn=1609-8498|url-access=subscription }}</ref>
The lake appears as a giant amoeba in shape. Near the lake, there is an ancient mosque where shepherds and visitors offer their prayers and use it as a resting place for the night.<ref>{{cite web |title=A mosque near the Lake |url=http://www.pakistanitourism.com/places-to-go/daral-lake |website=www.pakistanitourism.com |accessdate=18 August 2018}}</ref>
== Location and physical features == [[File:Daral lake Swat.jpg|250px|thumb|Daral Lake, Bahrain]] Daral Dand is situated in the western upper reaches of Bahrain, in the foothills of Spinsar Mountain and to the northeast of Saidgai Dand at an elevation of 3,505.2 m (11,500 ft). The lake is fed by melting glaciers of the surrounding mountains and gives rise to Daral Khwar which is the main left tributary of Swat River.{{Citation needed|date=August 2018}}
== Access == Daral Lake is accessible only during the summer; during the winter, the trails which lead to the lake, are closed due to heavy snowfall. While in summer, it can be accessed from Bahrain in three to four hours of trekking on bare mountains, after which the trek descends down towards the east where Daral Lake is located. Alternatively, it can be approached from Gabina Jabba hill top, the most favoured trail.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}} An unmetalled-cum-jeepable road ends at Gabina Jabba where the trekking journey begins. From here, continuous trekking for almost 4–5 hours leads to the lake.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.meenaswat.com/angreze/pukhto.html |title=>>>> M e E N a Quarterly Pukhto Journal <<<< --->HOME<--- |accessdate=2015-08-24 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044254/http://www.meenaswat.com/angreze/pukhto.html |archivedate=2016-03-04 }}</ref>
== See also == *Lake Saiful Muluk - ''Kaghan Valley'' *Dudipatsar Lake - ''Kaghan Valley'' *Saidgai Lake - ''Swat Valley'' *Mahodand Lake - ''Kalam Valley'' *Kundol Lake - ''Kalam Valley''
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Category:Tourist attractions in Swat Category:Lakes in Swat District Category:Swat Kohistan