Shandur Pass Explained

Shandur Pass (ur|{{nq|شندور) is a pass located on the boundary of Upper Chitral District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan and Gilgit-Baltistan, a disputed territory within the larger region of Kashmir. Often referred to as 'The Roof of the World,^[2] it is located besides the Shandur Polo Ground which hosts the annual Shandur Polo Festival.

Shandur Pass, which is considered one of the most serene areas of Pakistan, is at an elevation of around . It connects the two regions of Pakistan via a road. It is 212 km away from Gilgit.^[3]

See also

• Shandur Polo Ground
• Golaghmuli Valley
• Gilgit River

Books

• The Gilgit Game by John Keay (1985)
• The Kafirs of the Hindukush (1896) Sir George Scott Robertson.
• To the Frontier (1984) Geoffrey Moorehouse, pp. 267–270. Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., Great Britain. Reprint: Sceptre edition 1988.
• Shandur, Durand's Boundary Line Violation (2014) by Rai Sarfaraz Shah, Ex-MNA LC Gilgit-Baltistan

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20180125163406/http://www.visitgilgitbaltistan.gov.pk/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20100831072645/http://gilgitbaltistan.gov.pk/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20150924101238/http://www.shandur.chitralstudio.com/history/

Notes and References

1. Book: Shandur. en. 2017-08-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20170910132910/http://www.pakistantoursguide.com/shandur.html. 2017-09-10. live.
2. Web site: PASSES. 2022-01-16. www.chitralscouts.gov.pk. 18 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220118182801/http://www.gilgitbaltistanscouts.gov.pk/TO%20PASSES.html. dead.
3. Web site: 2011-06-13 . William and Kate invited to Shandur: Aqil Shah . 2022-06-16 . DAWN.COM . en.