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Malam Jabba is located nearly 40km from Saidu Sharif
in Swat Valley. Malam Jabba is 314 Kilometers from Islamabad and 51
Kilometers from Saidu Sharif Airport. It is a popular Hill Station and
Ski Resort in Pakistan. Perched about 8,700 feet above sea level, Malam
Jabba is an excellent skiing resort. The mighty Karakoram range and
black mountains surround the resort and offers excellent views.
The resort has a ski slope of about 800m which is facilitated with a
chairlift. The highest point of the slope is 2,804 m (9,200 feet) above
sea level. There is a smaller slope with ski-lift for amateur skiers as
well. The resort is equipped with snow clearing equipment and roller/ice
skating rinks.Mala Jabba Ski Resort is the joint effort of the Pakistan
government with its Austrian counter part.
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Well equipped with modern facilities, Malam Jabba has fine
infrastructure and offers a number of facilities like roller/ice-skating
rinks, chair lifts, skiing platforms, telephone facility and snow
clearing equipment.Apart from presenting wonderful scenic views, the
Malam Jabba Ski Resort has some monuments that add to the excitement of
a traveler.Malam Jabba has two Buddhist stupas and six monasteries that
are scattered around the resort.
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The presence of the monuments at such a height clearly indicates that
the area was inhabited for over 2000 years.Malam Jabba also offers two
exciting trekking trails that offer excellent scenery. Passing through
the Ghorband Valley and Shangla Top is one of the treks, which is about
18 kilometers from the resort. The other trek passes through the Sabonev
Valley and is about 17 kilometers from the resort.Malam Jabba is a
complete adventure tourist destination. You can enjoy skiing on the
powdery slopes of the Malam Jabba Skiing Resort, trek to the some
spectacularly beautiful places or simply sit outside your cottage and
enjoy the scenic beauty that the resort has to offer.
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Malam Jabba is well connected by road and air with Islamabad and
Peshawar. You can take flight from Islamabad to reach Saidu Sharif,
which is the nearest airport to Malam Jabba. From the airport, Malam
Jabba is about 45 kilometers. |