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Swat District (Urdu: ضلع سوات, Pashto: سوات ولسوالۍ, pronounced), also known as the Swat Valley, is a district in the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Known for its stunning natural beauty, the district is a popular tourist destination.
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 Kalam tract was established as an independent tribal agency by the colonial government in 1926 due to the competing claims by the states of Chitral, Dir, and Swat. After the independence, however, the ruler of Swat annexed Kalam into Swat. It remained so until 1954, when it was agreed between the Government of Pakistan and Swat that Kalam ...
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.
This town is situated on ancient route on the River Swat from Nawa Pass. Here ancient route take a turn to south through Karakar Pass into Buner which further lead to Shabaz Garhi in Peshawar Valley. Gumbat Stupa is situated 9 kilometres south of Birkot (locally known as Barikot) in the Kandag Valley. This is one of the best preserved stupas of ...
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.
Early in the 17th century, an Afghan tribe called Yusufzai (Yusufzai Pathan) invaded the Swat region [5] under the leadership of Malik Ahmad Khan. During this period, Batkhela was part of the Swat Valley. At that time, Swat was ruled by a ruler named Raees. Swati tribe was a permanent inhabitant there. After the invasion, most of the Swati ...