Shawa
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Shawa is a village located in Lower Dir District
, Malakand region of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Shawa is located on the road between Chakdara
and Asbanr
. The village is 5 km away from Chakdara
city, which is located near Churchill
Piquet
on the banks of the Swat River
. The population of Shawa is about 10,000 and consists of primarily Pashtun people
(Pathans) speaking the Pashto language
. Shawa village consist of different Mohalas like DARBAR, Bur Palau , Manz Palau, Koz Palau, Shamlai and Koza Sha....
SHAWA is also famous for the qualified people in the region, and also called The village of EnGinEErS...
Shawa is located near SWAT region, which is also called the Switzerland of Pakistan.
It is a calm and quiet village or a small town located in the middle of high mountains.
Lower Dir District
Lower Dir is one the 24 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The district was formed in 1996, when the district of Dir was divided into Upper Dir and Lower Dir.- Administration :...
, Malakand region of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Shawa is located on the road between Chakdara
Chakdara
Chakdara is a town in Lower Dir District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. It is located north of Malakand on the north bank of the Swat River, in a commanding position near the entrance to Swat District and at the entrance to Lower Dir...
and Asbanr
Asbanr
Asbanr is a valley in Lower Dir District, Malakand Region of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan....
. The village is 5 km away from Chakdara
Chakdara
Chakdara is a town in Lower Dir District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. It is located north of Malakand on the north bank of the Swat River, in a commanding position near the entrance to Swat District and at the entrance to Lower Dir...
city, which is located near Churchill
Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a predominantly Conservative British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century and served as Prime Minister twice...
Piquet
Fortification
Fortifications are military constructions and buildings designed for defence in warfare and military bases. Humans have constructed defensive works for many thousands of years, in a variety of increasingly complex designs...
on the banks of the Swat River
Swat River
The Swat River is a river in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. Its source is in the Hindukush Mountains, from where it flows through the Kalam Valley and Swat District...
. The population of Shawa is about 10,000 and consists of primarily Pashtun people
Pashtun people
Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...
(Pathans) speaking the Pashto language
Pashto language
Pashto , known as Afghani in Persian and Pathani in Punjabi , is the native language of the indigenous Pashtun people or Afghan people who are found primarily between an area south of the Amu Darya in Afghanistan and...
. Shawa village consist of different Mohalas like DARBAR, Bur Palau , Manz Palau, Koz Palau, Shamlai and Koza Sha....
GAMES
There are many play grounds in SHAWA. The young people of the village love to play cricket, volley ball and foot ball. The grown up people love to watch these games... Every year there is one senior cricket tournament in the village,, which often start in the month of ramadan...Education
There are many schools in SHAWA, and the people of SHAWA are very keen to get higher education... in spite of that there is no study room nor library available, but student use to study in the green fields under the green trees..SHAWA is also famous for the qualified people in the region, and also called The village of EnGinEErS...
Etymology
There are multiple theories about the source of the village name. According to one, "Shawa" is a Hindu woman's name; an alternate theory suggests that Shawa is the name of the trees which can be seen in the village.Shawa is located near SWAT region, which is also called the Switzerland of Pakistan.
It is a calm and quiet village or a small town located in the middle of high mountains.