Miandam
Union Council in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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Miandam (also Miandam valley), is a hill station and union council in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, in the foothills of Hindu Kush mountains.[2] It is located at a distance of 55 km away from Mingora the capital of Swat Valley, and 56 kilometers (35 mi) from Saidu Sharif.[3]
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| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Upper Swat |
| Population | |
• Total | 27,418 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Miandam is enriched in medicinal plants, owing to which the town is the site of a World Wide Fund for Nature project promoting sustainable harvesting of medicinal plants, and now about 1,000 people are dependent on the medicinal plant trade for their entire income.[4] The primary economy of the region is based on tourism and agriculture. While agriculture is mostly centered on corn and potatoes,[2] As of 1988, its population was 3,000;[2] but it is now estimated to be 20,000, including neighboring hamlets.[2][4]
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See also
- Marghazar - Swat Valley
- Malam Jabba -Swat Valley
- Gabina Jabba - Swat Valley
- Madyan - Swat Valley
- Behrain - Swat Valley
- Kalam -Swat Valley
- Utror - Kalam Valley
- Usho - Swat Valley
- Gabral -Kalam Valley
