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VALlEY

swat• Name• History

• Geography• Crops• Beauty• Minerals

• 2009 operation

Name • Swat was known as udhyana in old Buddhist time.• Aryan give name suvastu

• In Chinese travelers dictionary , it is known as SOTO.

• Patriots pronounce it as; SWAT ZAR LAND

History of swat valley• Ashoka 2nd Bc to 5 AD

• Kanishka• Mehmod ghaznavi

• Mughals

• Afghans yosufzai

• Khushaal khan• Wali swat

GEOGRAPHY

• Area of swat valley is 10,360 sq kms • Normal temperature is 22C.• Tourist season is all over the year.• Distance from swat to Peshawar is 160 km.• Capital is saidu Sharif.

It is one of the most green valley of the Northern Pakistan.

Seasonable Crops

SWAT

• Swat is a place for leisure Lover , Hikers and archeologist.

• There are many comfortable hotels.• Swat Valley is an amazing place to visit.• Swat should not be passed over for any

reason.

Beauty • Nature gifted• Healthy climate• White torrents• Flowers• Museum• Hotels • historical

Visiting places

• There are many great places to visit such as,

MarghuzarWhite palace (safid mahal).

White palace hotel

Fizaghat park

SWAT RIVER• The river Swat is a clear water river starting

from the Ushu rage of mountains to the spread of the valley of Swat.

Madyan• Paradise on earth.• cherished distination for drifters and summer

tourists. • In the whole valley tourists are called guest by

local people.• Height 4335ft from sea level.• Flood 2010 affected the area badly.

Bahrain

• A popular riverside tourist resort with Bazaars exploring handicrafts.

• 10 km north of Madyan & only lightly higher.

Kalam• Centre of an independent state in 19th century.• Usho and Utrot river join Swat river.• About 2000 meters from sea level.

BRIDGES

Malamjaba• Malam jabba ski resort owned by PTDC. • At 40km from Saidu Sharif 314 km from Islam

Abad.• During operation rahe rast this was

demolished by terrorists in 2008.

BEFORE AFTER

TOWNSHIP(KANJU)

The Lakes•Valley of lakes.•Some famous lakes.

Pari (khapiro) lake • The name of lake.• Located to the North-east of Utror.• Accessed only by trekking.

Spin Khwar (white stream) lake

• Spin khwar is a source of water for lake.• Can be accessed through two tracks kundal

and the Ladu valley.• The Grazers have built Huts and Mosque.

KUNDOL LAKE

MAHODAND LAKE Mahodand Lake (Pashto: ډنډ ماهو Lake of Fishes") is a lake located in the upper Usho" - د

Valley at a distance of about 40 km from Kalam

Languages and Shopping• Pashto and Kohistani are the commonly

spoken local languages.• Embroidered table cloth, ladies shawls, mats,

handicrafts, caps, wood furniture, honey are the popular items.

• Mingora city is the major centre of shopping

Dresses

• The men wear shalwar-qamiz and embroidered caps or silk turban.

The Swat women wear colorful embroidered shirts and shalwars.

• The people of the swat area are very very Hospitable.

PEOPLE OF SWAT

• Famous for its beauty .

• Houses of swat

Minerals

Main minerals are….

• Emerald • Marble • China clay • Granite • Soap stone

2009 operationReason • Terrorism• No human right• No rules and regulation• Destruction of government building and

school• Destruction of bridges• Talibanization network

Idps swat

• In short,Swat Is one of the most beautiful place in Pakistan located in KPK province which also seen unrest in last few years but now peace is back because of pak army.

• Pak Army Zindabad