Saidu Sharif
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Saidu Sharif سيدو شريف |
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Shuhadah Square
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 Saidu Sharif
Saidu Sharif
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| Coordinates: 34°45′0″N 72°21′26″E / 34.75000°N 72.35722°ECoordinates: 34°45′0″N 72°21′26″E / 34.75000°N 72.35722°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Swat District |
| Elevation | 970 m (3,180 ft) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
Saidu Sharif (Urdu: سيدو شريف ) is the administrative city or unit known as Union council or Ward in Tehsil Babuzai, of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is the second largest city in Swat district after Mingora.
Saidu Sharif is the hub of several official buildings, and archeological sites such as the Swat Museum, the Tomb of Akhund Sahib-e-Swat, Royal residential Palace of former Wali Swat and the archaeological remains of the Butkara Buddhist Stupa. It is also home to the Govt: Girls degree College, Govt: Jahanzeb college, DIG, DC, and the Commissioner House.
Since the ancient Buddhist era, the name of Saidu sharif was "Baligram". Akhund Abdul Ghaffur, commonly known as Saidu Baba, settled here in 1835. From then onward, the town was called "Saidu Sharif". However, there is still a calm region in the southwest of Saidu Sharif which is called "Baligram".
With a mild and generally warm and temperate climate, Saidu Sharif features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen climate classification. The average annual temperature in Saidu Sharif is 19.3 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 894 mm. Even in the driest months, there is a lot of precipitation. November is the driest month with 22 mm of precipitation, while August, the wettest month, has an average precipitation of 134 mm.
June is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 29.2 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of 7.5 °C.
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