In which country is the Swat Valley?
"in Local Bodies Election is 7. Bishbanr, Swat Bishbanr (Pashto: بشبنړ)is an administrative unit, known as Village Council in Union Council Aka Maruf Bami Khel in Tehsil Babuzai, of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. According to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act 2013. District Swat has 214 Wards, of which total amount of ""Village Councils"" is 170, and ""Neighborhood"" is 44. Aka Maruf Bami Khel is Territorial Ward, which is further divided in four Village Councils: Bishbanr, Banjot, Kass and Sar Sardarai. According to Election Commission of Pakistan, Bishbanr consists of: Population of Village Council Bishbanr is"
"self-governing princely state. The region was seized by the Pakistani Taliban in late 2007, and its tourist industry decimated 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 census, Swat is the third-largest district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The region is inhabited largely by Pashtun people, except in the valley's uppermost reaches, where the Kohistani people dominate. Swat's average elevation is , resulting in a considerably cooler and wetter climate compared to"
"Swazi people The Swazi or Swati () are a Bantu ethnic group of Southern Africa, predominantly inhabiting modern Eswatini (Swaziland) and South Africa's Mpumalanga province. The Swati are part of the Nguni family that can be archaeologically traced in East Africa where the same tradition, beliefs and cultural practices are found. The Swati share a unique experience, culture and Royal lineage. This lineage is exclusive to the inhabitants of Swaziland, even though there have been more Swazi people that have moved to South Africa and the United Kingdom in the 20th century. The original inhabitants of Swaziland no longer reside"
"and marriage. Swazi people The Swazi or Swati () are a Bantu ethnic group of Southern Africa, predominantly inhabiting modern Eswatini (Swaziland) and South Africa's Mpumalanga province. The Swati are part of the Nguni family that can be archaeologically traced in East Africa where the same tradition, beliefs and cultural practices are found. The Swati share a unique experience, culture and Royal lineage. This lineage is exclusive to the inhabitants of Swaziland, even though there have been more Swazi people that have moved to South Africa and the United Kingdom in the 20th century. The original inhabitants of Swaziland no"
"Swat Valley. This forced the army to launch a decisive attack against the Taliban occupying Swat Valley in April 2009. After heavy fighting the Swat Valley was largely pacified by July 2009 although isolated pockets of Taliban activity continued. The next phase of Pakistani Army's offensive was the formidable Waziristan region. A US drone attack killed the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Baitullah Mehsud in August in a targeted killing. A power struggle engulfed the Pakistani Taliban for the whole of September but by October a new leader had emerged, Hakimullah Mehsud. Under his leadership, the Pakistani Taliban launched another"
"1987 at Saidu Sharif. Swat is now part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Wāli of Swat The Wāli of Swat (Urdu: والی سوات) was the official title of the leader (wāli) of the erstwhile princely state of Swat and also the nomenclature of the dynasty that ruled there from 1926 to 1969. The earlier titles of rulers in this area were 'Akhund', 'Khan', and so on. The title ""amir-e shariyat"" remained in brief usage, when the title badshah came into usage for the ruler. This title was officially changed to ""wali"" in 1926 when Swat became a princely state in the British"
"Ronyal Ronyal or also referred to as Runyal or Rondyal is a village, situated in the upper area of Swat Valley's Matta Tehsil, which is an administrative unit of the Swat Valley, known as Union council, of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. This village is known for its greenery and for its fruit farming. This village also act as a pathway for the Sijbanr village, Spin Sar, Jarogo, Tagha Mera, Mian Mera, and various other notable tourists spots. In the Pakistan Army's Operation Rah-e-Rast against terrorists in Swat (back in 2008), this village was the settlement"
"itself, so that at the time of the Muslim conquest (1000 AD) the population was solidly Hindu. In 1023, Mahmud of Ghazni attacked Swat and crushed the last Buddhist King, Raja Gira in battle. The invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni is of special importance because of the introduction of Islam as well as changing the Chronology. The first Muslim arrivals in Swat were Pakhtun Dilazak tribes from south-east Afghanistan. These were later ousted by Swati Pakhtuns, who was succeeded in the sixteenth century by Yusufzai Pakhtuns. Both groups of Pakhtuns came from the Kandahar and Kabul valley. Swat Valley, located"
"Battagram. Most of the Swatis speak Pashto, but many can also speak Hindko. Dari Persian was the official language of the Jahangiri sultans belonging to the Swati tribe, who ruled a kingdom stretching from Jalalabad and Bajaur to Kashmir, however it is no longer spoken now. The name Swati is associated with their initial settlement in Swat, but later on they migrated into Hazara on the eastern side of the Indus River. Swatiabad Swatiabad “سواتی آباد” is a village in Kathai union council, Tehsel Oghi, (an administrative subdivision) of Mansehra District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. 9.2 km from"
"Valley in April 2009, after having orders received from the political leadership. After heavy fighting, the Swat Valley was largely pacified by July 2009, although isolated pockets of Taliban remained in the area. The next phase of the Pakistan Army's offensive was the formidable Waziristan region. A US unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) bomb strike in FATA killed the leader of the Taliban, Baitullah Mehsud, in August. A power struggle engulfed the Taliban during September, but by October a new leader had emerged, Hakimullah Mehsud. Under his leadership, the Taliban launched another wave of terrorist attacks throughout Pakistan, killing hundreds"
"Jahan Zeb of Swat Miangul Jahan Zeb HPk, HQA, CIE (ميانگل جهان زيب: اردو) (5 June 1908 - 14 September 1987), formally Miangul Abdul-Haqq Jahan Zeb, was the Wāli of Swat, a princely state that is now part of Pakistan, from 1949 to 1969. He succeeded his father, Wadud of Swat. He is remembered for building schools, hospitals and roads, but also for his absolute rule over the region, which ended when Pakistan took control of Swat after local unrest. Jahan Zeb also worked to protect the landmarks of previous cultures. Jahan Zeb, born in Saidu Sharif on 5 June"
"Swat Museum Swat Museum is a museum located in Mingora, on the Mingora and Saidu road in Swat District, province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The museum was conceived in 1959 under the aegis of the Italian Archaeological Mission to Swat and the Wali of Swat to contain his personal collection of artifacts. It was later expanded with the assistance of the Japanese government, but was badly damaged in the Kashmir earthquake of 2005. With the war between the Pakistan government and Taliban in 2007, the museum was closed and its contents were moved to Taxila, this proved lucky as a"
"Wāli of Swat The Wāli of Swat (Urdu: والی سوات) was the official title of the leader (wāli) of the erstwhile princely state of Swat and also the nomenclature of the dynasty that ruled there from 1926 to 1969. The earlier titles of rulers in this area were 'Akhund', 'Khan', and so on. The title ""amir-e shariyat"" remained in brief usage, when the title badshah came into usage for the ruler. This title was officially changed to ""wali"" in 1926 when Swat became a princely state in the British Raj. Following Pakistan's independence post-1947, Swat remained an autonomous princely state"
"girls and an impressive new building was erected for its operations. In 2017 Sehreen Rafiq of Sangota Public School stood first in the results of the Secondary School Certificate annual examination of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Swat. Catholic Public High School The Catholic Public High School, commonly known as Sangota Public School, located in Sangota, in the Swat Valley, Pakistan was built in 1962 under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi. It was renowned for being the center of quality education in the entire Malakand region, and most of the teachers were Irish nuns who had devoted"
"of Swat held the title Amir-e Shariyat and from 1918 were known as Badshah; the title changed to Wali in 1926 when it became a Princely State of the British Raj. Since 1969 the former princely state has been under a civil administration as part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Miangul family is still prominent in Pakistan and has held a variety of appointed and elective posts. Swat (princely state) The State of Swat (Pashto: د يوسفزو رياست سوات) was a province ruled by local rulers known as the Akhunds, then until 1947 a princely state of the British Indian Empire,"
"Malam Jabba ski resort Malam Jabba ski resort () is a ski resort situated in the Hindu Kush range of the Swat Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan at a top elevation of . The resort is located in Malam Jabba village, 40 kilometers east of Saidu Sharif and 314 kilometers northwest of Islamabad. It is the largest and oldest ski resort in Pakistan. The Wali of Swat, who at the time was the historic ruler of Swat, would move his court to Malam Jabba annually during the summer months. In the summer of 1962, the visiting Austrian ambassador to"
"over North-West Pakistan and major Pakistani cities, including Karachi, throughout 2007. The militants then expanded their base of operations and moved into the neighbouring Swat Valley, where they imposed sharia law. The Pakistan Army launched an offensive to re-take the Swat Valley in 2007, but was unable to clear it of the militants who had fled into the mountains and waited for them to leave before taking over the valley again. The militants then launched another wave of terrorist attacks inside Pakistan. The Pakistani government and military tried another peace deal with the militants in Swat Valley in 2008. This"
"and half. Living in tents, he followed the caravan as it travelled about all around central India. In 2014, Khagta spent a whole winter in the Spiti Valley, a desert mountain valley high in the Himalaya's that is cut off from the rest of the world in the colder months of winter and spring. He document the day-to-day lives of the people of Spiti Valley in a long term project he named ""Life in Spiti."" Soon after leaving Spiti, he began a similar long term project named ""Life in Shimla"" documenting the landscapes, events, people and culture of his hometown."
"Kursi Ghat, Kafar Ghat and Najia. Ningolai is located at at an altitude of 974 metres (3198 feet).<ref>It is about 12 Kilometers away from Mingawara or Mingora, The main city of Swat Valley and 14 Kilometers from Saidu Sharif the Capital of the Yousufzai State of Swat (Princely State). Situated on the left bank (North side) of Suvastu or The River Swat. Shakardara is on the East, Bara Bandai and Kuza Bandai on the West. Ningolai is about 85 Kilometers from Kalam, the famous tourist spot of North Pakistan. Ningolai comes under the PK-8 constituency of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Assembly"
"and accounts for about 80% of the peach production of the country. Mostly marketed in the national markets with a brand name of ""Swat Peaches"". The supply starts from April and continues till September because of a diverse range of varieties grown. The population of Swat District is 2,309,570 as per the 2017 census, making it the third-largest district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after Peshawar District and Mardan District. Swat is populated mostly by ethnic Pashtuns and Gujjar and Kohistani communities. The language spoken in the valley is Pashto, with a minority of Torwali and Kalami Kohistani speakers in the Swat"
"valley again. The militants then launched another wave of terrorist attacks inside Pakistan. The Pakistani government and military tried another peace deal with the militants in Swat Valley in 2008. This was roundly criticised in the West as abdicating to the militants. Initially pledging to lay down their arms if Sharia Law was implemented, the Pakistani Taliban used Swat Valley as a springboard to launch further attacks into neighbouring regions and reached to within 60 km of Islamabad. Public opinion turned decisively against the Pakistani Taliban when a video showed the flogging of a girl by the Pakistani Taliban in"
"Ghalegay Ghalegay () is a village of Swat valley, located at a distance of 14 km south of Mingora, on the left bank of Swat River. It is one of the main villages lying between the two cities, Mingora and Barikot. During the recent Pashtun era in 1849, when the first legal government was formed, Ghalegay was chosen as the first capital of Swat because of its suitable geographical location. Syed Akbar Shah, who belonged to the family of Hazrat Pir Baba and was a close friend of Syed Ahmed Shaheed, was nominated as the head of the government. In"
"Cadet College Swat Cadet College Swat is an established military prep school and college located in Swat, Pakistan. It is one of the pioneer institute of its kind in the entire Malakand division. The college covers an area of approximately 110 acres. The cadet college offers its students a Pakistani stream higher education as well as a range of quasi military activities. It is a fully residential boarding school in line with other cadet colleges in Pakistan. It is managed by its Board of Governors headed by the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The college came into existence in 2011."
"and were assisted by a council of Wazirs or Ministers. Details for early rulers are uncertain, with the first definite dates available from 1750 onwards. The Hunza valley is situated at an elevation of 2,438 metres (7,999 feet). The former capital Baltit has an elevation of 2477 metres (8129 feet). Both Baltit and an earlier fort, Altit Fort, have been extensively restored and are major tourist attractions in the region. For many centuries, Hunza has provided the quickest access to Swat and Gandhara for a person travelling on foot. The route was impassable to baggage animals; only human porters could"
"Swat Expressway The Swat Expressway or Nowshera–Swat Expressway is an six-lane under-construction expressway in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The expressway stretches from Nowshera to Chakdara in Lower Dir District, passing through Swabi, Mardan, and Malakand Districts. The project was inaugurated in August 2016 and is expected to be completed by the end of 2017. With completion of the expressway, travel time from Nowshera to Chakdara will be reduced from three hours to one hour. The Nowshera-Swat Expressway is being constructed by the frontier works organizations and will cost . Asian Development Bank and China has provided the principal technical and"
"1915, when Swat State came into being after a long period of civil war, Miangul Abdul Wadood (also known as Bacha Sahib) was announced as the head of the state. The Jirga of the village crowned him at Ghalagay. The largest stupa of the Indian subcontinent is located in village Shingardar (a village between Ghalegay and Barikot). This stupa is a remnant of Buddhist era, and is one of the thousands ancient monuments in Swat Valley. It was built by Uttarasena, an ancient king of Swat, to enshrine his share of the relics of Buddha. The building of stupa is"
"and Bahrain. The ancient names of these villages are not known as they are just mentioned by locations in old times books and scripts. Bara Bandai is about 8 Kilometers away from Mingawara or Mingoara, the main city of Swat Valley and 10 Kilometers from Saidu Sharif the Capital of the Yousufzai State of Swat (Princely State). Situated on the left bank (North side) of Suvastu or The River Swat and is important and one of the large village of Nikpikhel. Nikpikhel is a sub tribe of Akozai and Khudizai Yousufzai and their area stretches in North to Godamanai bordering"
"left over from the Buddhist Gandhara civilization, especially in Swat Valley. The Taliban deliberately targeted Gandhara Buddhist relics for destruction. The Christian Archbishop of Lahore Lawrence John Saldanha wrote a letter to Pakistan's government denouncing the Taliban activities in Swat Valley including their destruction of Buddha statues and their attacks on Christians, Sikhs, and Hindus. Gandhara Buddhist artifacts were also looted by smugglers. A group of Italians helped repair the Buddha at Jahan Abad, Swat. In March 2013, a group of around 20 Buddhist monks from South Korea made the journey to the monastery of Takht-e-Bahi, 170 kilometres (106 miles)"
"Dir in the West, Gilgit-Baltistan in North Kohistan, Buner and Shangla in the East and South East. The southern tehsil of Buner was granted the status of a separate district in 1991. The valley of Swat is situated in the north of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and is enclosed by sky-high mountains. Physical Features: Swat can be divided into two physical regions: As mentioned above, Swat lies in the lap of mountainous ranges, which are the offshoots of Hindukush, so the larger part of Swat is covered with high mountains and hills, the crests of which are hidden by everlasting snow. Though"
"Rift Valley region of Kenya around 700 BC. Their homelands lay somewhere near the common border between Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia . Their arrival in Kenya occurred shortly before the introduction of iron to East Africa. Contemporary studies, supported by a number of historical narratives from the various Kalenjin sub-tribes point to Tulwetab/Tuluop Kony (Mount Elgon) as their original point of settlement in Kenya. The traditional account states that most Sabaot once lived at a place called Sengwer which is near the Cherangani Hills. The patriarch of the Sabaot community is said to have been a man called Kingo"
"was roundly criticized in the West as abdicating to the militants. After initially pledging to lay down their arms if Sharia law was implemented, the Pakistani Taliban subsequently used the Swat Valley as a springboard to launch further attacks into neighbouring regions, reaching to within of Islamabad. Public opinion then turned decisively against the Taliban terrorists. This opinion was highlighted following the release of a video showing the flogging of a girl by the Pakistani Taliban in the Swat Valley. Similar events and terrorist attacks finally forced the Pakistan Army to launch a decisive attack against the Taliban occupying Swat"
"Sherin Zada Sherin Zada is a senior journalist working for HUM NEWS and also worked for the Express News TV based in Swat Valley (Pakistan), he is also working with Express Tribune an English Newspaper. He is famous for his work during Taliban Control period in Swat Valley. Being a professional journalist, he is with highest number in reports/stories from the Swat Valley. He is the first journalist with World Record of skydiving (10,000 ft in the air) in Swat Valley Pakistan. The Sky Tandem Skydiving jump event was organized in Swat by Pakistan Army in Swat Valley Pakistan. He"
"gorge with a rushing speed up to Madyan and lower plain areas of Swat Valley up to Chakdara for 160 km. In the extreme south of the valley, the river enters to a narrow gorge and joins the Panjkora River, at Qalangi, and finally empties into Kabul River, near Charsadda. It is diverted near Batkhela for irrigation and power generation purposes. The Upper Swat Canal flows under Malakand through Benton Tunnel. Below Dargai, the upper canal is divided into two branches, supplying Charsadda and Swabi & Mardan. The water also used for hydropower generation at Jabban and Dargai Power Stations."