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Usho

Coordinates: 35°32′24″N 72°39′04″E / 35.5400°N 72.6510°E / 35.5400; 72.6510
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Usho
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CountryPakistan Pakistan
ProvinceKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictSwat District
TehsilBehrain
Usho glacier

Usho (also spelled Ushu; from Kalami lit.'cold, ice')[1] is a village in the Usho Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is situated 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) from Kalam and 123 kilometers (76 mi) km from Mingora in the Swat Kohistan region, at the height of 2,300 meters (7,550 feet).[2] Usho is known for its beautiful cloudy and rainy forest. Tourist attraction Mahodand lake is located 27 kilometers (17 mi) from there.[3] In winter, the famous Ushu glacier blocks the only path to the Mahodand lake and this path is only opened again in Summer, when the snow of the glacier melts and the authorities wipe of the remaining snow from the road.

A view of Swat River
Usho
Jabba Zomalu Lake,Usho

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  1. ^ De Chiara, Matteo (2019). "Swāt Hydronymy at the Border between Iranian and Indo-Aryan Languages". Iran and the Caucasus. 23 (1): 64–74. doi:10.1163/1573384X-20190106. ISSN 1609-8498.
  2. ^ Ushu Valley Publisher: Tour Swat, Retrieved on 29 September 2012
  3. ^ "Beauty of Usho". attractivepakistan.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.

Usho Forest 35°32′24″N 72°39′04″E / 35.5400°N 72.6510°E / 35.5400; 72.6510