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The Valley of Swat is delineated by natural geographic boundaries, and is centered on the Swat River. The valley is enclosed on all sides by mountains, and is intersected by glens and ravines. [20] Above mountains ridges to the west is the valley of the Panjkora River, to the north the Gilgit Valley, and Indus River gorges to the east.
Kalam (Kalami, Pashto and Urdu: کالام) is a valley located in the Swat Kohistan region of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. [2] [3] It is the site where the Swat River forms as a result of the confluence of two major tributaries, the Gabral and Ushu rivers. [4] [5]
The Swat River (Urdu: دریائے سوات, Pashto: سوات سیند) is a perennial river in the northern region of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan.The river's source is in the high glacial valleys of the Hindu Kush mountains, where it then flows into the Kalam Valley before forming the spine of the wider Swat Valley.
The Lower Swat Valley (Urdu: وادی سوات زیریں) in Swat and Lower Dir Districts in Pakistan is an area of important archeological sites.. The lower valley of the Swat River has been occupied for the last 3000 years.
The Gabral Valley (from Kalami gha lit. ' Small valley where stream flows ') [1] is a valley in the Swat Kohistan region of northern Pakistan. Administratively, it lies within the Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. It is located in the south slopes of the westernmost end of the Himalayas.
Swat District (Urdu: ضلع سوات, Pashto: سوات ولسوالۍ, pronounced) is a district in the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. With a population of 2,309,570 per the 2017 national census, Swat is the 15th-largest district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Swat has lot of tourist attractions comprised below:
Mingora (Pashto: مینګورہ, Romanised: Minga Wara) is a city in the Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.Located on the Swat River, it is the 3rd largest city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the 26th largest in Pakistan.
Barikot (Urdu: بریکوٹ) (Pashto: بریکوټ) is a town located in the middle course of the Swat River in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is located about 20 km (12 mi) away from Mingora and the Butkara Stupa. [1] It is the entrance town to the central Swat Valley with a population of approximately