Shandur Pass
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| Shandur Pass | |
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| شندور (Urdu) | |
| File:Shandur Top & Shandur Lake.jpg Shandur pass | |
| Elevation | 12,205 ft (3,720 m) |
| Traversed by | Chitral–Shandur Road |
| Location | Upper Chitral, Chitral[1] |
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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 ft (3,800 m). It connects the two regions of Pakistan via a road. It is 212 km away from Gilgit.[3]
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References
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Books
[edit | edit source]- The Gilgit Game by John Keay (1985) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- 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. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Shandur, Durand's Boundary Line Violation (2014) by Rai Sarfaraz Shah, Ex-MNA LC Gilgit-Baltistan
