Saidu Sharif

Saidū Sharīf is the administrative center of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Named after Saidu Baba, a prominent leader of the former Yusufzai State of Swat, Saidu Sharif is the second-largest city in Swat District after Mingora city.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 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.Old name of the citySince 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".ClimateWith 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.