Saidu Sharif

Saidū Sharīf (Urdu, Pashto: سيدو شریف; Urdu pronunciation:, Pashto pronunciation:), also known as Saidu Baba, or simply as Saidu, is the capital of the Swat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The city also serves as the capital of the Malakand Division. It was named after Saidu Baba, a prominent leader of the former state of Swat.

Saidu Sharif is the hub of several official buildings, and archaeological sites such as the Swat Museum, the mausoleum of Saidu Baba, Royal residential palace of the former Wali-e-Swat, and the archaeological remains of the Butkara Buddhist Stupa.