Mingora

Mingora (also spelled Mangora or Mingaora) (Pashto: مینګورہ) is the largest city in Swat District, Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as North West Frontier Province) of Pakistan. It is located at an altitude of 984 metres (3,228 ft) and lies on the banks of River Swat about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Saidu Sharif, the present capital of Swat. As of 1998, the population of Mingora was about 175,000. The city was once a major tourist destination and was described by Queen Elizabeth as the \"Switzerland\"" of the former Empire."