Back سوات Arabic সোয়াত জেলা Bengali/Bangla Districte de Swat Catalan Swāt District CEB Svát Czech Swat CY Swat (Pakistan) Danish Swat (Distrikt) German Swat District English Kantono Sŭat EO
Swat District
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The Valley of Swat | |
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| Nickname: Switzerland of Pakistan |
Swat District is a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The capital of Swat is Saidu Sharif, but the main city in Swat is Mingora. It was a princely state until 1969, when it was dissolved and made part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is the third largest district in KPK with a population of 2,309,570. It is mainly populated by Pashtuns who speak the Pashto language.
With many lakes, green meadows and mountains, it is popular with tourists.