Jarogo Waterfall

Jarogo Waterfall, also known as Jarogo Banda Waterfall, is a waterfall located in Matta Tehsil in Upper Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is one of the well-known waterfalls in Swat Valley. It is situated at a distance of around from Mingora city. The waterfall can be accessed from Matta via the long route through Fazal Banda Road.
It is sometimes referred to as the duplicate of Gabin Jabba's waterfall due to similarities between the two. Lying in the Hindu Kush mountain range, the waterfall is surrounded by pine trees and thick forests. In 2022, when the federal government of Pakistan allotted 19 motels of Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tourism Authority in order to promote tourism in the province, Jarogo Waterfall, being part of Integrated Tourism Zones, was included in one of the three projects. As a result, camping pods were then built nearby the waterfall.

Etymology

The word Jarogo means broom in Pashto but its history goes back to the ancient times of the Hindu Shahi period in Swat region. According to local claims, there was a Hindu woman named Jarogai, who was widely known and esteemed in the surrounding areas, so the people named it after her.