Mingora
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Mingora (also spelled Mangora or Mingaora) is the only large city in Swat, situated on the banks of River Swat about 2 kilometers from Saidu Sharif, the present capital of Swat. As of 1998, the population of Mingora was about 175,000.
Many Buddhist remains and carvings have been found near Mingora in the Jambill River Valley. At Panr, a stupa and monastery dated to the 1st century CE has been excavated. At Loebanr and Matalai, Italian archaeologists unearthed 475 Aryan graves dated circa 1700 BCE.
On the opposite side of River Swat at Aligrama, near the Saidu Sharif airport, a site of Gandhara Grave Culture was discovered by Italian archaeologists which has been dated to circa 1000 BCE.
The teaching hospital Swat Saidu Sharif is just one mile from Mingora.
Mingora is an attractive city for tourists. Here one can find hand-woven shawls and carpets, gems and many antiques.
