DEOSAI NATIONAL PARK DEOSAI NATIONAL PARK After bumping along on rocky roads a family arrives at Deosai National Park It is a sunny morning in late spring The air is crisp Ahead are huge mountains dusted in snow Maybe that is why people call this area the Land of the Giants 4
OTHER TOP SITES BADSHAHI MOSQUE BALTORO GLACIER HINGOL NATIONAL PARK NEELUM VALLEY They find a path that leads through a valley full of wildflowers They snap photos of the orange purple and yellow blooms From the trail the family sees red foxes and golden marmots Before sunset they eat on the edge of Sheosar Lake Birds call to each other as they fly over its deep blue water Welcome to Pakistan 5
LOCATION Pakistan is located in southern Asia It covers 307,374 square miles 796,095 square kilometers The capital city Islamabad lies on the Potwar Plateau in the northeastern part of the country Many other cities such as Lahore and Faisalabad are located in eastern Pakistan’s Punjab province Iran is Pakistan’s western neighbor Afghanistan lies to the northwest and north China touches Pakistan on its northeast border India is located to the east and southeast The warm waters of the Arabian Sea wash onto the southern coast of Pakistan IRAN 6
CHINA KASHMIR AFGHANISTAN ISLAMABAD FAISALABAD LAHORE PAKISTAN KARACHI ARABIAN SEA INDIA BORDER BATTLE Northeastern Pakistan is part of a region called Kashmir Pakistan India and China all claim sections of Kashmir 7
