Shawa Village

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 is located on main road between Chakdara and Asbanr. Shawa is 5 km away from Chakdara city. Chakdara is located at the mouth of famous CHURCHILL PICQUET on bank of Swat river. The population of Shawa is about 10,000 and primarily Pathans, with a very distinctive language called Pushtu. Pathans have handsome feathers, and they are traditionally very hospitable.


Shawa Village History Over View

Like most ancient villages, several theories abound about its name. According to one theory, before partition Hindus were living here and Shawa is the name of Hindu woman. Secand one theory suggests that Shawa is a tree name. These trees can be seen in village Shawa. third theory suggests that Shawa is the name of statue which was kept on shawa qilla (Now its not in shawa Qilla). These information is provided after taking survey from people of shawa, if you also want to contribute, we welcome you to comment here;

Neighbors of Shawa Village

We will list villages name which are the neighbors of shawa later on we can extend this article and can list more contents.

Following are the names of shawa main neighbors villages.

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Jangu - Taza Gram
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