Pakistan
Gilgit-Baltistan
Hunza-Nagar District

Attabad Lake

Attabad Lake also known as Hunza Lake, is a located in the Gojal region of the Pakistani-administered . It was formed in January 2010 when a significant landslide impounded the water in the in Attabad village.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
  • Also known as: “Attabad lake” and “Gojal Lake”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gulmit.

Photo: Taseer Beyg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the administrative capital of Upper Hunza. The Mir of Hunza had his capital in . Climate is pleasant during summer and cool during spring and autumn.

Attabad Lake

Latitude
36.346° or 36° 20′ 46″ north
Longitude
74.8486° or 74° 50′ 55″ east
Open location code
8J8P8RWX+9C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 60065056
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Wiki­data ID
Q780770
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Satellite Map

Discover Attabad Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Western Panjabi—“Attabad Lake” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “阿塔巴德湖”
  • Dutch: “Attabad Lake”
  • French: “lac Attabad”
  • French: “Lac Attabad”
  • French: “lac Gojal”
  • German: “Attabad Lake”
  • German: “Attabad-See”
  • Hungarian: “Attabad-tó”
  • Italian: “lago di Attabad”
  • Italian: “Lago di Attabad”
  • Italian: “Lago di Gojal”
  • Japanese: “アッタバード湖”
  • Lithuanian: “Atabado ežeras”
  • Malayalam: “അറ്റബാഡ് തടാകം”
  • Panjabi: “ਅਟਾਬਾਦ ਝੀਲ”
  • Persian: “دریاچه عطاآباد”
  • Portuguese: “Lago Attabad”
  • Russian: “Аттабад (озеро)”
  • Russian: “Аттабад”
  • Spanish: “Lago Attabad”
  • Spanish: “Lago Hunza”
  • Tamil: “அட்டாபாத் ஏரி”
  • Tamil: “கோஜல் ஏரி”
  • Urdu: “عطا آباد جھیل”
  • Venetian: “lago de Attabad”
  • Vietnamese: “Hồ Attabad”
  • Western Panjabi: “عطا آباد جھیل”

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Notable Places Nearby

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