The festival is a testament to the centuries-old traditions.The Shandur polo ground is considered to be the highest polo ground in the world where a unique wild free-style polo is played between different teams of the region.
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SHANDUR: Known as a ‘Games of Kings’, the annual internationally famed Shandur polo festival is a unique historical sports played in the world highest polo ground between Chitral and Gilgit Baltistan.The festival attracts international visitors every year, especially polo-enthusiasts .The annual Shandur polo festival includes dance and music performances, trout fishing, mountaineering, trekking, and of course, horse riding. A polo match at the highest polo ground in the world surrounded by crystal clear lakes, snow-covered mountains, alpine flowers.Shandur festival is held, from the 7th to the 9th of July, every year at Shandur Pass in Chitral.
The foundation of the ground was laid down by the Balti Raja of Skardu, Ali Sher Khan Anchan, who used to play Polo in the area when Chitral was part of the Maqpoun Empire.Later, in 1935, the British decided to build a well-constructed polo ground in Shandur
