Swat; district of the Malakand division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan with capital city Saidu Sharif, famous for its beautiful forests and gardens and is historically known as Uddayana. It was a princely state (Yusafzai State of Swat) when it was dissolved and is populated mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, Gujjar and Kohistani communities. The languages spoken in the valley are Pashto, Gojri, Torwali and Kohistani.It is sometimes assumed that SWAT is an abbreviation of Scenery which attract tourists with its Soil, water, Atmosphere and Trees and sometimes it’s Soothing, Wonderful, astonishing and Thrilling.
History
Swat was ruled by many rulers with different religions.
- Firstly, there was Buddhist heritage under king Indrabhuti.
- Secondly, Swat was ruled by Hindu Shahi rulers and Sanskrit.
- Thirdly, it was the period of advent of Islam by Mahmud Ghazni, Buddhism that was spread in the whole Swat valley and after Buddhist phase the Hindu religion emerged, so that at the time of the Muslim conquest the population was solidly Hindu.
In 1023, Mahmud Ghazni attacked Swat and crushed the last Buddhist King, Raja Gira in battle and it is of special importance because of the introduction of Islam as well as changing Chronology.The first Muslim arrivals in Swat were Pakhtun Dilazak tribes from south-east Afghanistan. These were later ousted by swati Pakhtuns, succeeded by Yousufzai Pakhtuns. Both groups of Pakhtuns came from the Kandahar and Kabul valley.
Renowned Places
Swat is known as Paradise on Earth, Valley of Kings, Switzerland of Pakistan, Land of Stupas, Cradle of Civilization, Maye Gulfam(Wine of flowers), ghazal of Mir, story of Alif Laila etc all these names for a signle valley make us curious to know about it.
There are many beautiful places in swat that are the reason of attraction for the tourists.


dul Wadud (Badshah Sahib) Wali of Swat, the convicted were punished at the top of this mount. A recreation arena for the tourists, Situated along the bank of the river Swat, they enjoy bath and pleasant climate in summer.
16 km away from Saidu Sharif; famous for its Sufed Mahal the white marble palace built by the first Wali (ruler) of Swat and used to be the ruler’s summer residence. The marble used to build White Palace was the same marble which was used to build Taj Mahal.

A small summer resort and is a good place for walkers. Paths follow the stream, past houses with beehives set into the walls and good-luck charms whitewashed around the doors.

Quarter of an hour past Madyan. Some of the houses have carved
wooden doors, pillars and balconies. These show a remarkable variety of decorative motifs, including floral scrolls and bands of ornamental diaper patterns almost identical to those seen on Buddhist shrines and quite different from the usual Muslim designs. Because of intersection of two rivers this place is said to be call Bahrain. (Intersection of two Rivers)

(also spelled Ushu) is a hill station in the north east of Kalam valley. It is situated at a distance of 8 kilometers from Saidu Sharif at the height of 2,300 metres. It is accessible through a non metalled road from Kalam by jeeps only.
Situated at a distance of 16 km from Kalam Valley and 120 km from Saidu Sharif. The population of Utror is 6888 and the area of the valley is about 47400 hectares.
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The valley of Swat has
