Urak Valley

{{Infobox settlement | official_name = Urak Valley | name = | settlement_type = Valley | image_skyline = Urak valley.........jpg | imagesize = 300px | image_alt = | image_caption = Urak Valley in Quetta | image_map = | mapsize = 160px | map_alt = | map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|30.275400|N|67.192168|E|display=title, inline}} | pushpin_map = Pakistan | pushpin_label_position =  | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_caption = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Pakistan}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Balochistan | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Quetta District | population_total = 24000 | population_as_of = | population_est = | pop_est_as_of = | population_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_m = | elevation_m_min = | elevation_m_max = | population_density_km2 = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | area_code = | area_code_type = Calling code | timezone1 = PST | utc_offset1 = +5 | website = | footnotes = }} '''Urak Valley,''' also known as the '''Hanna Urak Valley''', is a valley surrounded by mountains in the Quetta District of Balochistan Province, in western Pakistan. It is located in Zarghoon Range near Hana Lake, and {{Convert|28|km}} from Quetta city.<ref>{{cite web |title=Urak Valley on map |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Quetta/Urak+Valley,Quetta |website=Google Maps |access-date=13 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=APP |date=2023-03-27 |title=Hanna Urak Valley: Most visited yet neglected tourist spot of Balochistan |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/27-Mar-2023/hanna-urak-valley-most-visited-yet-neglected-tourist-spot-of-balochistan |access-date=2023-04-01 |website=www.nation.com.pk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Distance from Quetta and surrounded by mountains |url=http://www.merawatan.pk/touristspots/quetta/urak-valley |website=www.merawatan.pk |access-date=4 June 2018}}</ref> A small waterfall at its end marks entrance to the adjacent Wali Tangi Dam.

Urak Valley has a population of 24000, and is the ancestral home of the Kakar tribe of Pashtuns.<ref>{{Cite web |last=APP |date=2023-03-27 |title=Hanna Urak Valley: Most visited yet neglected tourist spot of Balochistan |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/27-Mar-2023/hanna-urak-valley-most-visited-yet-neglected-tourist-spot-of-balochistan |access-date=2023-04-01 |website=www.nation.com.pk}}</ref> Agriculture in the valley includes growing apple trees of good quality and a few other fruits.<ref>{{cite web |title=Population and Agriculture |url=http://pakistantourism.net/urak-valley |website=pakistantourism.net |access-date=4 June 2018 |archive-date=22 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222003748/http://pakistantourism.net/urak-valley |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Tourism == The valley is the most visited tourist destination in Balochistan; and also the only spot in the province to have received average daily visits of 15,000 and 20,000 tourists from all over Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=APP |date=2023-03-27 |title=Hanna Urak Valley: Most visited yet neglected tourist spot of Balochistan |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/27-Mar-2023/hanna-urak-valley-most-visited-yet-neglected-tourist-spot-of-balochistan |access-date=2023-04-01 |website=www.nation.com.pk}}</ref> thumb|Young girl playing with a snowman in Urak Valley

== Gallery == <gallery> File:Waterfall urak.JPG|Hanna-Urak Waterfall File:Mountains around Hanna Lake Quetta.jpg|Hana Lake File:Walli_Tangi,_Urak_Valley,_Balochistan,_Pakistan.jpg|Wali Tangi Dam File:End of Urak Valley.jpg|End of Urak Valley </gallery>

== See also == *Hana Lake *Hanna-Urak Waterfall *Wali Tangi Dam *Quetta

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Category:Valleys of Balochistan (Pakistan) Category:Quetta District Category:Tourist attractions in Balochistan, Pakistan