Saidu Sharif

Saidū Sharīf (Pashto/Urdu: ) is the capital of the Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The city also serves as the capital city of the Malakand Division. It was named after Saidu Baba, a prominent leader of the former princely state of Swat. Saidu Sharif is the hub of several official buildings, and archeological sites such as the Swat Museum, the tomb of Saidu Baba, Royal Residential Palace of the former Wali-e-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. Old name of the city 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 onwards, the town was called "Saidu Sharif". However, there is still a region in the southwest of Saidu Sharif which is called 'Baligram' Climate Saidu Sharif has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen climate classification. The average annual temperature in Saidu Sharif is 19.3 °C, while the annual precipitation average is 894 mm. November is the driest month with 22 mm of precipitation, while August is the wettest one with average precipitation of 134 mm.