Swat's capital is Saidu Sharif, however the biggest city, and primary business focus, is the close-by city of Mingora.[7] With a populace of 2,309,570 as indicated by the 2017 enumeration, Swat is the third-biggest region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and is home of Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai. The locale is to a great extent Pashtun, with the exception of in the valley's highest achieves, where the Kohistani individuals dominate.[4]
Swat is famous for its remarkable characteristic excellence, and was portrayed by Her Grandness Ruler Elizabeth II as "the Switzerland of the East" amid a visit to the district in the 1960s.[8] Swat's normal height is 3,200 feet,[4] bringing about an extensively cooler and wetter atmosphere contrasted with a large portion of Pakistan. With lavish woodlands, verdant high glades, and snow-topped mountains, Swat is again one of the nation's most prominent visitor destinations.[9][10]
