Beautiful Sawat Valley

SWITZERLAND OF PAKISTAN

The beauty, attraction and grace of the valley of Swat is well known throughout the world. This area is witness to the generosity of nature. its fragrance, enchanting sights, moderate climate, pleasant environment, snow covered high peaks, tumultuous Swat River, singing water falls, crystal clear rills and springs and the beautiful valley of lilies attract everyone to itself.
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Beautiful Sawat Valley

Swat (Pashto: سوات, Urdu: سوات) is a valley and an administrative district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan located 160 kilometres (99 mi) from Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. It is the upper valley of the Swat River, which rises in the Hindu Kush range. The capital of Swat is Saidu Sharif, but the main town in the Swat valley is Mingora.[1] It was a princely state (see Swat (princely state)) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa until it was dissolved in 1969. With high mountains, green meadows, and clear lakes, it is a place of great natural beauty that used to be popular with tourists as "the Switzerland of Pakistan".[2]
In December 2008 most of the area was captured by the Taliban insurgency and was considered dangerous for tourism. The Islamist militant leader Maulana Fazlullah and his group Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi banned education for girls and bombed or torched "more than 170 schools along with other government-owned buildings."[3] The Pakistani government in late May 2009 began a military offensive to regain control of the region. Swat is now cleared of Taliban and is open for tourism.
(text taken from wikipedia)

Beautiful Sawat Valley

Beautiful Sawat Valley

Beautiful Sawat Valley

Beautiful Sawat Valley