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Swabi District

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Country
  
Time zone
  
PST (UTC+5)

Area
  
1,543 km²

Headquarters
  
Number of Tehsils
  
5

Province
  
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Swabi District (Pashto: سوابۍ‎,Urdu: صوابی‎) is a district in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It lies between the Indus and Kabul Rivers. Before becoming a district in 1988, it was a tehsil within Mardan District. 96% of the population has Pashto as the first language.

Contents

Map of Swabi, Pakistan

People from Swabi District

  • Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum, founder of Islamia College University
  • Karnal Sher Khan, military officer
  • Khan Roshan Khan, historian
  • Muhammad Arshad Khan, artist
  • Junaid Khan, Pakistan test cricketer (fast-medium bowler)
  • Yasir Shah, Pakistan test cricketer (leg break bowler)
  • Asad Qaiser, Speaker Of KP Assembly
  • Nigar Johar, Major General Pakistan Army
  • References

    Swabi District Wikipedia


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