Saidu Sharif, Swat

Name: Saidu Sharif
Address: Swat, Pakistan

#3 among attractions in Swat

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Saidū Sharīf is the Capital City of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The city also serves as the capital city of Malakand division. Named after Saidu Baba, a prominent leader of the former Yusufzai State of Swat. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 34°45'0"N, 72°21'23"E

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Saidu Sharif – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Swat Museum, Butkara Stupa, Saidu Sharif Stupa, Government Post Graduate Jahanzeb College.

0.9 miN
Museum, Art museum, History museum
Swat Museum, Swat
25 min walk • Swat Museum is a museum located in Mingora, on the Mingora and Saidu road in Swat District, province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
1.3 miNE
Archaeological site, Buddhist architecture
Butkara Stupa, Swat
33 min walk • The Butkara Stupa is an important Buddhist stupa near Mingora, in the area of Swat, Pakistan. It may have been built by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka, but it is generally dated slightly later to the 2nd century BCE.
0.6 miNE
Neighbourhood
Saidu Sharif Stupa, Swat
16 min walk • The Saidu Sharif Stupa, excavated under the name Saidu Sharif I, is a sacred area of Buddhist located near the city of Saidu Sharif, at the foot of the mountains that separate the river valley Saidu from that of the river Jambil, in the Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
0.4 miN
Universities and schools
Government Post Graduate Jahanzeb College, Swat
10 min walk • Government Post Graduate Jahanzeb College is one of the pioneer institutes of higher education in Swat Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It was founded by the ex-ruler of Swat State, in order to provide education to the populace of the region. It is in the Malakand division.