Pakistan Land Of Mountains Swat
(pakistantravelerspk)Swat District is a district in Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa area of control/area of land in Pakistan. Swat is famous for its outstanding natural beauty. Centred upon the upper parts of/amounts of the Swat River, Swat was a major centre of early Buddhist thought as part of the Gandhara kingdom, and today is covered with many ruins from that time in history.
Swat was home to the last (separated far from others) pockets of Gandharan Buddhism, which lasted until the 11th century, well after most of the area had converted to Islam.Until 1969, Swat was part of the Yusafzai State of Swat, a self-controlling/ruling princely state. The area was grabbed and taken control of by the Pakistani Taliban in late 2007,and its tourist industry destroyed until Pakistani control over Swat was re-established in mid 2009.Swat's capital is Saidu Sharif, though the largest city, and main commercial centre, is the nearby city of Mingora.With a population of 2,309,570 according to the 2017 (official count of everyone who lives in a country, city, etc.), Swat is the 15th-largest district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The area is lived-in mostly by Pashtuns except in the valley's first (or top) reaches, where the Kohistani people rule.
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Swat's average elevation is 980 m (3,220 ft), resulting in a much/a lot cooler and wetter climate compared to most of Pakistan. With beautiful forests, green and beautiful mountain-related (land areas of grass and flowers), and snow-capped mountains, Swat is one of the country's most popular tourist destinations.