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Soon Valley
The Soon Valley (Urdu: وادئ سون) or Soon Sakesar is located in the northwest of Khushab District, Punjab, Pakistan.
The Soon Valley starts from Padhrar village and ends in Sakesar which at 5010 feet is the highest peak of the Salt Range. The Soon Valley is 35 miles (56 km) long and on average is 9 miles (14 km) wide. There are some special features of this valley that distinguish it from other areas, without knowing about them it is very hard to understand its importance. Chitta, Sabhral, Khoora, Nowshera, Kufri, Anga, Ugali, Mardwal, Dhadhar, Uchali and Bagh Shams-ud-Din are important towns in Soon valley. Kanhatti Garden, Sodhi Garden, Da'ep and Sakesar are resorts to visit. The Awan tribe is settled in Soon Valley.
How to get there
Soon Valley is accessible through public transport from Islamabad (M2 Balkasar Interchange), Lahore (M2 Kalar Kahar Intrechange), Sargodha, Khushab and Mianwali. It is about 2 and half hours from Khushab, from Islamabad you can enter in valley by Jabah road via Talagang. After crossing Jabah town you will pass through Ahmadabad, Khabakki town makrumi chouk and Mardawal before reaching the main Town of Soon valley Naushehra. Naushehra is the main town of Soon Valley and transport for all surrounding villages is available from there. For Khushab and other eastern villages main bus/taxi stop is Mardwal Chowk while for villages west of Naushehra Y-Cross serves as Bus/Taxi point.
Villages west of Naushehra are Sabhral, Kufri, Koradhi, Uchhali, and Chittah before reaching the Pakistan Air Force Base of Sakesar.
FROM RAWALPINDI (on Motorway) 290 KM & FROM LAHORE (on Motorway) 390 KM
