Peshawar ValleyThe Peshawar Valley is a broad valley situated in the central part of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The valley is 7,176 km (2,771 sq mi) in area, and is traversed by the Kabul River. It has a mean elevation of 345 metres (1,132 ft). It is heavily populated. The five most populous cities in the valley are Peshawar, Mardan, Swabi, Charsadda, and Nowshera.
Gabral ValleyThe Gabral Valley (from Gawrighalit.'small valley where stream flows') is a valley in the Upper Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is located in the south slopes of the westernmost end of the Himalayas. Its lower end is at the town of Gabral, about 20 km north (by road) from Kalam and 120 km north of Islamabad, at an altitude of 2290 m. The valley covers about 38,733 hectares (387.33 km).
Swat ValleyThe Swat Valley is a mountainous valley located along the Swat River in northern Pakistan. Swat has an average elevation of 980 m (3,220 ft), and resultantly a considerably cooler and wetter climate compared to the rest of Pakistan. With lush forests, verdant alpine meadows, and snow-capped mountains, it is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and the country.
Kalam ValleyKalam (Gawri and Urdu: کالام) is a valley located in the Swat Kohistan region of Upper Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. It is the site where the Swat River forms as a result of the confluence of two major tributaries, the Gabral and Ushu rivers. Kalam valley is predominantly inhabited by Gawri people.
ChakdaraChakdara (چکدرہ) is a city in the Lower Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the second largest city in Dir Lower after Timergara. It serves as a gateway of Malakand Division. It is located in the center of Malakand Division at the entrance of the Lower Dir District, also near the entrance of the Swat District. The Swat Expressway's Chakdara interchange (Pul Chowki) touches this area.
UshoUsho (اوشو, also spelled Ushu; from Gawriošlit.'cold, ice') is a village in the Usho Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is situated 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) from Kalam and 123 kilometers (76 mi) km from Mingora in the Swat Kohistan region, at the height of 2,300 meters (7,550 feet). Usho is mainly inhabited by the Gawri people. It is known for its beautiful cloudy and rainy forest.
Hindu KushThe Hindu Kush is an 800-kilometre-long (500 mi) mountain range in Central and South Asia to the west of the Himalayas. It stretches from central and eastern Afghanistan into northwestern Pakistan and far southeastern Tajikistan.
Madyan, PakistanMadyan (Urdu: مدین) is a popular hill station located in the Upper Swat District in northern Pakistan. It is situated at a distance of about 55 kilometres (34 mi) from Mingora. Madyan is primarily inhabited by Torwalis. In the recent years Madyan has emerged as a popular tourist destination in the Swat valley, attracting thousands of tourists from all over Pakistan.
SanskritSanskrit (; stem form संस्कृत; nominal singular संस्कृतम्, saṃskṛtam,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late Bronze Age. Sanskrit is the sacred language of Hinduism, the language of classical Hindu philosophy, and of historical texts of Buddhism and Jainism.
FaxianVietnamese nameVietnamesePháp HiểnKorean nameHangul법현Japanese nameKanji法顕KanaほっけんHindi nameHindiफा हियानFaxian (337–c. 422 CE), formerly romanized as Fa-hien or Fa-hsien, was a ChineseBuddhistmonk and translator who traveled on foot from the Later Qin state to medieval India to acquire Buddhist scriptures. His birth surname was Gong.
Khyber PakhtunkhwaKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, commonly abbreviated KP or KPK and formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a province of Pakistan. Located in the northwestern region of the country, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the fourth largest province of Pakistan by land area and the third-largest province by population. It is bordered by Balochistan to the south; Punjab, Islamabad Capital Territory, and Azad Kashmir to the east; and Gilgit-Baltistan to the north and northeast.
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