Shandur Polo Festival (Urdu: شندور چوگان میلہ) is a sports festival held annually from 7th to 9th July in Shandur Polo Ground,Ghizer Gilgit-Baltistan. It was established in 1930.
Polo Matches
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.
Exciting features of Shandur Polo Festival
This area is known as the Roof of the World due to its elevation. The elevation of the pass and the Shandur Polo Ground lend to the tournament being the highest elevation polo games played in the world. The pass is in between mountains with jagged soaring peaks.
How to get there?
The polo ground is about 168 Km from the main town Chitral and accessible by jeep. These areas remains snow covered in winter and turn into the green heaven during summer season.
Location
| Shandur – Mastuj Rd, Shandur, Chitral Pakistan |
| https://shandur.com/ |