 | This article possibly contains original research. (February 2018) |
Miandam | |
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 Miandam, Swat Valley | |
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| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Swat District |
Miandam is a hill station in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, in the foothills of Hindu Kush mountains.[1] It is located at a distance of 55 km away from Mingora the capital of Swat Valley, and 56 kilometers (35 mi) from Saidu Sharif.[2]
Miandam is enriched in medicinal plants, owing to which the town is the site of a World Wide Fund for Nature project promoting sustainable harvesting of medicinal plants, and now about 1,000 people are dependent on the medicinal plant trade for their entire income.[3] The primary economy of the region is based on tourism and agriculture. While agriculture is mostly centered on corn and potatoes,[1] As of 1988, its population was 3,000;[1] but it is now estimated to be 20,000, including neighboring hamlets.[1][3]
Demographics
[edit]Ethnic groups
[edit]The major ethnic groups in Miandam are:
See also
[edit]
- Marghazar - Swat Valley
- Malam Jabba -Swat Valley
- Gabina Jabba - Swat Valley
- Madyan - Swat Valley
- Behrain - Swat Valley
- Kalam -Swat Valley
- Utror - Kalam Valley
- Usho - Swat Valley
- Gabral -Kalam Valley
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Barbara Crossette (27 December 1988). "TV and Saudis Open Remote Bit of Pakistan". New York Times.
- ^ Miandam at Maplandia
- ^ a b Miandam at Plantlife International Archived 10 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Akhtar, Naveed; Rashid, Abdur; Murad, Waheed; Bergmeier, Erwin (15 April 2013). "Diversity and use of ethno-medicinal plants in the region of Swat, North Pakistan". Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 9 (1): 25. doi:10.1186/1746-4269-9-25. ISSN 1746-4269. PMC 3641993. PMID 23587127.
The valley of Miandam, Swat, is a well-known summer resort in northern Pakistan. Located about 50 km northeast of Saidu Sharif, the valley lies between 35° 4' N and 72° 29-32' E in the mountain range of Hindu Raj [17]. Gujars (Indian Aryans) and Yousafzai (Pakhtoon) are the two main tribes residing in the area.