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Coordinates: 33°30′44″N 74°46′08″E / 33.512287°N 74.768780°E / 33.512287; 74.768780
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|type = [[Oligotrophic lake]]
|type = [[Oligotrophic lake]]
|inflow = Melting of snow
|inflow = Melting of snow
|outflow = A tributary of [[Aharbal waterfall]]
|outflow = A tributary of [[Aharbal|Aharbal waterfall]]
|length = {{convert|3|km|mi}}
|length = {{convert|3|km|mi}}
|width = {{convert|0.9|km|mi}}
|width = {{convert|0.9|km|mi}}
|elevation = {{convert|3500|m|ft}}{{cn|date=January 2017}}
|elevation = {{convert|3962.4|m|ft}}
|frozen = November to July
|frozen = November to July
}}
}}
[[File:Kausarnag Lake, Kashmir Valley.jpg|thumb|250px|A satellite image showing Kausar Nag (centre) and the [[aharbal waterfall]] that it gives rise to]]
[[File:Kausarnag Lake, Kashmir Valley.jpg|thumb|250px|A satellite image showing Kausar Nag (centre) and the [[aharbal waterfall]] that it gives rise to]]
'''Kausar Nag''' or '''Kausarnag''' (sometimes alternatively spelled as '''Konsarnag'''), is a high-altitude [[Oligotrophic lake|oligotrophic]] lake located in the [[Pir Panjal]] Range in the [[Kulgam District's Noorabad]] of Kashmir.The lake is roughly 2 miles long and half a mile at the widest point.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.verticalamble.in/p/kausar-nag.html |title=VAM :: Vertical Amble Mountaineering: Kausar Nag Trek Information |publisher=Verticalamble.in |date= |accessdate=2014-08-03}}</ref> The trek to Kausarnag is via the famous waterfall of [[Aharbal]]. The lake is located in a valley that is surrounded by peaks on all sides with elevation in excess of 4000 metres [[above sea level]].{{cn|date=January 2017}}
'''Kausar Nag''' or '''Kausarnag''' (sometimes alternatively spelled as '''Konsarnag'''), is a high-altitude [[Oligotrophic lake|oligotrophic]] lake located at an elevation of {{convert|3962.4|m|ft}} above sea level.<ref>{{cite book | title=Kashīr, being a history of Kashmīr from the earliest times to our own, Volume 1 | publisher=University of Michigan | author=G. M. D. Sufi | year=2006 | pages=44}}</ref> Kausar Nag is located in the [[Pir Panjal]] Range in the [[Kulgam]] district of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].The lake is roughly 2 miles long and half a mile at the widest point.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.verticalamble.in/p/kausar-nag.html |title=VAM :: Vertical Amble Mountaineering: Kausar Nag Trek Information |publisher=Verticalamble.in |date= |accessdate=2014-08-03}}</ref> The lake is shrine to Hindus.<ref>{{cite book | title=Kashmir, behind the vale | publisher=University of Michigan | author=M. J. Akbar | year=1991 | pages=28}}</ref>

Kausar nag has an elevation of {{convert|4000|m|ft}} above sea level.{{cn|date=January 2017}}
Kausarnag is 30 km trek from aharbal

==Yatra controversy==

In July 2014, a controversy erupted when a group of [[Kashmiri Pandit|Kashmiri pandits]] asked the state government to allow them to proceed for an annual yatra to the lake from the valley side. Pertinently, for the past five years, a yatra was being conducted from [[Reasi]] side to the place but managed by the local administration. However, the experts have warned against such moves saying the ecological set up would be disturbed. Moreover, experts and the majority political players are of the opinion that the glacial water bodies are only tourist spots and don’t have any religious significance. This led to protests in the [[Kashmir Valley]], especially in the [[Kulgam District|Kulgam]] district against the conduct of the yatra. <ref>http://www.kashmirlife.net/kashmir-shuts-against-kausar-nag-yatra-63126/</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 07:29, 1 March 2020

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Kausar Nag is located in Jammu and Kashmir
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Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
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Kausar Nag (India)
LocationKulgam, Kashmir valley, India
Coordinates33°30′44″N 74°46′08″E / 33.512287°N 74.768780°E / 33.512287; 74.768780
TypeOligotrophic lake
Primary inflowsMelting of snow
Primary outflowsA tributary of Aharbal waterfall
Max. length3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
Max. width0.9 kilometres (0.56 mi)
Surface elevation3,962.4 metres (13,000 ft)
FrozenNovember to July
A satellite image showing Kausar Nag (centre) and the aharbal waterfall that it gives rise to

Kausar Nag or Kausarnag (sometimes alternatively spelled as Konsarnag), is a high-altitude oligotrophic lake located at an elevation of 3,962.4 metres (13,000 ft) above sea level.[1] Kausar Nag is located in the Pir Panjal Range in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir.The lake is roughly 2 miles long and half a mile at the widest point.[2] The lake is shrine to Hindus.[3]

References

  1. ^ G. M. D. Sufi (2006). Kashīr, being a history of Kashmīr from the earliest times to our own, Volume 1. University of Michigan. p. 44.
  2. ^ "VAM :: Vertical Amble Mountaineering: Kausar Nag Trek Information". Verticalamble.in. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  3. ^ M. J. Akbar (1991). Kashmir, behind the vale. University of Michigan. p. 28.
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