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SHANDUR PASS(BEST PLACE FOR TOURISM IN KPK PROVINCE)


One of the best place for tourism in pakistan is Shandur Pass.Shandur Pass connects Ghizer District of Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is often called 'Roof of the World'. Shandur top is a flat plateau and can be crossed between late April and early November. The grade is very gradual, and the area is crossed by plentiful small streams during summer.

During the annual 'Shandur Polo Festival,' there are polo matches played in Shandur Polo Ground on Shandur Top, between the local teams of Gilgit-Baltistan and KPK. Approximately seven matches are played in the three days of the festival usually held on July 7th to 9th every year. The final match is played on July 9th between Teams A of Gilgit and Chitral.The initiation of Polo in Shandur is credited to The balti raja of Skardu; Ali Sher Khan Anchan who built the polo ground of Shandur as well.Shandur invites visitors to experience a traditional polo tournament which since 1936 has been held annually in the first week of July between the local teams of Gilgit and Chitral. Organized and financed by the Tourism Corporation of NWFP, the tournament is held on Shandur Top, the highest polo ground in the world at 3,700 meters (the pass itself is at 3,800 meters). The festival also includes Folk music, dancing and a camping village is set up. The polo tournament is featured in the first episode of Himalaya with Michael Palin.Various teams of Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan have always played the game of polo closest to its original form. During the early 20th century, the British in neighboring India were the patrons of the game.
HEIGHT:-
The height of Shandur pass is 3738 m above sea level, it connects Gupis, Gilgit with Chitral. The top is flat, a plateau and can be crossed between late April and early November.
BEAUTY OF SHANDUR PASS:-
The beauty of Shandur Pass attracts many Domestic and Foreign tourists to visit this place for tourism.Shandur Lake is one of the most beautiful lakes of Pakistan.  Its beauty is majestic. . It is located in the district of Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan as a high mountain pass connects it to Chitral and Gilgit. The upper side of the lake is flat so it is also called Roof of the World. Its beauty is majestic. The clouds that hover above it add to its beauty.The temperature there is always 14 degrees Celsius, never going up or down, maintaining a cloudy weather. The greenery everywhere at Shandur catches the hearts of tourists, and the valleys of Shandur increase its beauty in general. The place is most famous because of the Shandur Polo Festival. Shandur Polo Festival is one of the biggest festivals in Pakistan.


CONCLUSION:-
It simply means their minds have captured the complete area of it that they are willing to create some ideas about it. If a person needs to refresh his/her senses, a trip to Shandur Lake is the best idea. It’s the perfect picnic point. Shandur is far more beautiful.  Every year people come in Shandur Polo Festival just for the amazing scenes of Shandur and to catch its beauty in their cameras.
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  1. Pakistan is so beautiful. I never knew it could so pretty. thanks for showing this to us.

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