Shandur Pass

Shandur Pass
Shandur Pass
شندور (Urdu)
	Shandur pass
Elevation	12,205 ft (3,720 m)
Traversed by	Chitral–Shandur Road
Location	Upper Chitral, Chitral
Coordinates	36°04′32″N 72°31′12″E / 36.075556°N 72.520130°E
	Location of Shandur Pass Shandur Pass (Pakistan)

Shandur Pass (Urdu: 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 12,500 feet. It connects the two regions of Pakistan via a road. It is 212 km away from Gilgit.^[3]

References

^ Shandur. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
^ "PASSES". www.chitralscouts.gov.pk. Retrieved 16 January 2022.^{[dead link]}
^ "William and Kate invited to Shandur: Aqil Shah". DAWN.COM. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2022.

Books

The Gilgit Game by John Keay (1985) ISBN 0-19-577466-3
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. ISBN 0-340-41725-0
Shandur, Durand's Boundary Line Violation (2014) by Rai Sarfaraz Shah, Ex-MNA LC Gilgit-Baltistan

External links

[1] Shandur. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.

[2] "PASSES". www.chitralscouts.gov.pk. Retrieved 16 January 2022.^{[dead link]}

[:0-3] "William and Kate invited to Shandur: Aqil Shah". DAWN.COM. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2022.

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