Kanju is a village situated on the bank of the River Swat in

Swat District Swat District (, ps, سوات ولسوالۍ, ) is a district in the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. With a population of 2,309,570 per the 2017 national census, Swat is the 15th-largest district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa prov ...

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Location

It is 3 kilometres away from

Mingora Mingora ( ps, مینګورہ, ur, ) is a city in the Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Located on the Swat River, it is the 3rd largest city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the 26th largest in Pakistan. Mingora is the largest city and t ...

, the main city of

, and about 5 kilometres from

Saidu Sharif Saidū Sharīf (Pashto/Urdu: ) is the capital of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The city also serves as the capital city of Malakand Division. It was named after Saidu Baba, a prominent leader of the former Yusufza ...

, the district's capital. It is situated on the bank of the River Swat. It is the first entry point to Nekpekhail (Nek Bi Khel) area. See more

Malak Jamroz Khan Haji Malak Jamroz Khan (1878–1963) was a leader of Yusufzai Pashtun in Swat district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. He was the only son of Malak Amir Ullah Khan (Mehrullah Khan) of Bara Bandai, Chief of Ashakhel Yousafzai. Haji Malak Jamroz Khan was a ...

Agriculture

The major source of earning is agriculture and fruit farming. The peaches of kanju and overall swat are known all over Pakistan. Kanju contributes heavily in farming by producing a large amount of local rice called "BEGAMAI". A considerable number of people own small and large businesses in various places of

Education

Kanju is a home to a number of Government colleges, including Government High School for boys, Government Middle School for girls and several Government Primary Schools for boys and girls. There are a number of public and private schools and colleges: Al-Razi Public School and College, Hira School and College, Iqra School and College, Shah Public School and College Muslim Hands Public School, Islamia Public School, Continental Public School, Bolan Education Academy, Town Public School, Kanju public School and several modern schools like Eurasian, Al-Qalam and Nexus schools. There is also a technical college Indus Polytechnic Institute.

Saidu Sharif Airport

Saidu Sharif Airport Saidu Sharif Airport is an airport in Pakistan. It is situated near the Swat River and between the villages of Dherai and Kanju in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. The airport was built in 1978, and two flights took place daily to Peshawar. and Islamabad ...

is situated between Kanju and Dherai.

Tourist attractions

There are views of the River Swat from Ayub Bridge in Kanju. The township and sham baba [the son of mahmood ghaznavi) is a famous martyr, his date of martyring is 413 hijri.

is a small airport mainly used for domestic flights. There are many travel agencies here.

Residential scheme

Kanju Township is a residential scheme undertaken by the SDDA. It consists of two phases. Phase one is ready while phase two is in the making. Phase one consists of sectors from A to E. Plots in sector one are more costly.

References

# Peer Muazam Shah, Tawareekh Hafiz Rehmat Khani, Afghan Qabail aur aun ki Tareekh # Dr. Syed Abdul Ahad Shah (2001) Tazkirayi Sadaat Tarmizi # http://www.swatvalley.com/swat/cs/index09.shtml # https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malik_Jamroz_Khan {{reflist Populated places in Swat District