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| Swabi Pakistan |
Swabi (صوابی) is a beautiful and peaceful district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Swabi was given the status of tehsil in 1867. When in 1937 Mardan was upgraded to district level, Swabi become one of its tehsils. It was on 1st July, 1988 that Swabi was given the status of separate district. It has an area of 1543 sq km and is distributed in 4 tehsiles (sub-divisions), Tehsile Swabi, Chota Lahore, Khudu Khel and Topi. According to 1998 census the total population was 1.026 million. According to recent eduction survey District Swabi is on the eighth position in 24 district of NWFP. The major tribe is Yousafzai. In 327 BC Alexander came here through Hund. Hund was also the capital of Hindu Shahi dynasty. The people of Swabi participated in the War of 1857, Mujahideen Movement, Hijrat Movement and Independence movement
Swabi has the beauty of rivers, dams, mountains and forests. Some most popular tourism spots including Terbila dam, Ghazi-Bharota dam, Gadoon Amazi, Kund park, Hund and Mahaban Hill.
Its weather ranging from extreme to moderate. The soil of Swabi is very
fertile therefore a variety of crops are cultivated here. The main crops
including wheat, tobacco, maize and sugar cane. Besides these crops a
number of vegetables and fruits like citrus fruits, guava, peaches and
apricots are also grown here.
Here are some pictures, I took at different locations in district Swabi
Swabi Pictures
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| A beautiful village of Swabi |
Neelab Fish Point is situated on the right bank of downstream of Tarbela Dam (largest dam of Pakistan), near Neelab township (Wapda township) Tarbela. It is on a distance of about 2km from Topi. It is a recreation place, particularly for the residence of District Swabi. A large number of people visit the spot daily to enjoy the river view and eat delicious fish of river Indus (Abassen).
Neelab Fish Point Tarbela
Last but not the least,,,the most beautiful area of Swabi-Gadoon Amazai
