Ningolai ( ur, ننگو لئ; ps, ننګولئ) is a village in swat(Khyber Pakhtoon Khwa) Pakistan. Old name was Ningula which was named by a person name Ningula. Later it was named Ningolai by the Rular of Swat State.
The people of village Ningolai belong to subsection Naikpikhel of Yusufzai the biggest and largest tribe of Pashtun tribes. The village contains a small series of mountains and a forest, residential area starting from meadows of mountainsand merge with river swat on right bank, vast land for crops, number of canals, and a part of the Swat river. Mountains of the village include Usmani Ghar, Kursi Ghat, Kafar Ghat and Najia.
Location
Ningolai is located at at an altitude of 974 metres (3198 feet). It is about 12 Kilometers away from
Mingawara or
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 Swat Valley and 14 Kilometers 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 Capital of the Yousufzai State of
Swat (Princely State)
State of Swat (Urdu, ps, ; locally called as Dera Swat) was a kingdom established in 1849 that was ruled by chiefs known as Akhunds. It was then recognized as a princely state in alliance with the British Indian Empire between 1926 and 19 ...
. Situated on the left bank (North side) of
Suvastu or The River Swat.
Shakardara is on the East,
Bara Bandai and
Kuza Bandai on the West.
References
Swat District
Tehsils of Swat District
Populated places in Swat District
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