Miracles of Lake: This Lake is so deep that so far its depth could not be measured.The depth of this highest lake is still unknown. People try to measure it but all effort become useless. And the most amazing thing about this lake is their looks as it seems like A huge giant JIN is holding this Lake.And the water of the lake is not coming from any river or it also not from glacier.
Location: Lake Saiful Muluk is a lake located at the northern end of the Kaghan Valley (34°52′37.34″N 73°41′37.71″E / 34.8770389°N 73.6938083°E / ) near Naran. It is in the north east of Mansehra District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. At an altitude of 3,224 m (10,578 feet) above sea level it is amongst one of the highest Lakes in Pakistan.
The weather here is moderate during day time while the temperature drops to minus degrees at night |
| . A fairy tale called Saiful Muluk, written by the famous sufi poet Mian Muhammad Bakhsh, is associated with the lake. It is the story of prince of Persia who fell in love with a fairy princess at the lake. The impact of the lake beauty is of such extent that people believe that fairies come down to lake in full moon. |
Story About Lake: The lake and its surroundings have a touch of unreal about them and are breathtakingly lovely, it is surrounded by snow-capped mountains on all sides . The only way to reach the lake is by following the Naran Kata Stream which originates from the lake and falls into the Kunar River. Other routes are simply too dangerous to follow.
There is a charming legend about a prince called Saiful Muluk who fell in love with a fairy of the lake. The lake is named after the prince. Saiful Malook was a fond hunter and his expeditions usually would bring him towards a lake in the wilderness that was surrounded by tall snow-capped peaks. One day, the young prince saw a fascinating spectacle. A beautiful fairy was walking on the surface of the lake. Curiosity brought him closer to her and they fell in love; thus they started meeting every other day. The longing for each other kept increasing with the passage of time and it was not long that stories about their meeting spread like wild fire.
There is a charming legend about a prince called Saiful Muluk who fell in love with a fairy of the lake. The lake is named after the prince. Saiful Malook was a fond hunter and his expeditions usually would bring him towards a lake in the wilderness that was surrounded by tall snow-capped peaks. One day, the young prince saw a fascinating spectacle. A beautiful fairy was walking on the surface of the lake. Curiosity brought him closer to her and they fell in love; thus they started meeting every other day. The longing for each other kept increasing with the passage of time and it was not long that stories about their meeting spread like wild fire. 
One day, Saiful Malook went up to the lake only to find that nobody was there. After waiting all day, he would come back in the evening. This went on for some days until he started to worry for the safety ofthe fairy. But he had no other way of finding about her whereabouts besides coming to the lake. One day he was waiting by the lake when he spotted a group of fairies having a bath in the waters at the other side of the lake. He went to the other side and begged them to let him know about Badri Jamala's whereabouts but the fairies laugh at his abysmal state. But a kind hearted fairy came forward and told the prince that Badri Jamala's movements had been confined to the close vicinity of the Koh-e-Kaaf; a mystical range of mountains located in the Caucasus. The prince left for the Koh-e-Kaf in search of his love, braving all odds, and finally succeeded in his mission - getting married to the fairy Badri Jamala.
Another related story that is equally popular about This Lake
The legend of the lake is very interesting and romantic. A Prince, Saif ul Malook fell in love with a fairy princess, Badr u Jamal, whom he saw in his dreams. The prince was restless until a Darvaish (holy man) told him where to find her (i.e.by the lake) and that he had to go through a tough exam to be able to marry the fairy because the prince was a human and she was a fairy.Thus the prince marched on his quest for the impossible in the name of love .He waited by the lake where there was no habitation,(there still isn’t),no food, nothing. His long wait of 12 years, finally reaped harvest and one good morning he saw the fairy come to bathe with her maids and friends in the lake.
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 The prince hid her wings as advised by the holy man. The fairy was very tense at not finding her wings. Eventually the prince appeared and told her about his tale of love and long wait, which moved the fairy and they agreed to marry. But there is always a villain. So a Deuo Safaid (the white giant) who was himself in love with the fairy got jealous and furious .In rage the giant cried and thus tear lake (ansoo jheel,approx.  The legend says that both the prince and the fairy live in the centre of the lake saifulmalook , and on every full moon night they emerge mounted on a white flying horse, the Pegasus, from the centre of the lake. Actually the beauty of the Lake took every one in the word of fantasy so people that not believe on such stories start believing. God Knows Well about It      |
Nice information I din't know about the story
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