Shawar Valley District Swat

east by Beha valley. Totano Banday and Mian Kalay Biakand in the South of Tehsil Kabal and Tehsil Matta, respectively. The valley comprises gently rolling topography in its Northern, Southern and Western side. Southern hilly areas are gently sloping while the Northern part moderately goes to high elevation. Precipitation is in the form of rain, monsoon in summer and heavy snowfall in winter. The area establishes west Himalayan moist types of forests (Beg and Khan, 1974). The valley has Oak, Blue Pine, Fir and Spruce forests. Its highest peak in the North is Landay Sir and Chota Sir having an altitude of 2900 m and 3900 m above sea level, respectively while mean altitude of the plain area is 1400m. Majority of the people residing in the area are Yousafzai Pukhtoon associated with very limited population of Sayed, Molla Khail and the hilly areas are inhabited by Gojer Khail. Ninety-five percent (95%) people are involved in agriculture, horticulture and cultivate their own farms while other five percent (5%) are working aboard in the Middle Eastern countries.