Shandur Polo Ground
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Shandur Polo Ground is a high-altitude polo field in northern Pakistan, famous for hosting the annual Shandur Polo Festival often called the “highest polo ground in the world.”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shandur Polo Ground canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
polo ground
ⓘ
sports venue ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access | mountain road ⓘ |
| climate | cold mountain climate ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificanceFor |
Chitral District
ⓘ
surface form:
Chitral region
Gilgit ⓘ
surface form:
Gilgit region
|
| distanceFrom | approximately midway between Chitral and Gilgit ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 12000 feet above sea level
ⓘ
approximately 3700 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| eventFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| festivalIncludes |
camping for visitors
ⓘ
folk music ⓘ freestyle polo matches ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ |
| governingSportBody | local polo associations of Chitral and Gilgit ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
open-air seating on surrounding slopes
ⓘ
temporary festival infrastructure ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | informal cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| hosts | Shandur Polo Festival ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Shandur Polo Festival
ⓘ
high-altitude polo ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Shandur Pass ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Chitral District
ⓘ
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northern Pakistan ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ |
| mainParticipants |
Chitral polo teams
ⓘ
Gilgit polo teams ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | covered by Pakistani national media during festival ⓘ |
| nickname | highest polo ground in the world ⓘ |
| partOf |
Shandur Pass
ⓘ
surface form:
Shandur Pass plateau
|
| riskFactor | altitude-related health issues for visitors ⓘ |
| seasonalAccessibility | mainly accessible in summer ⓘ |
| spectatorType |
international tourists
ⓘ
local tourists ⓘ |
| sport | polo ⓘ |
| surroundedBy |
Hindu Kush
ⓘ
surface form:
Hindu Kush mountains
|
| terrain | natural grass field ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
camping
ⓘ
cultural festival attendance ⓘ trekking ⓘ |
| typicalEventMonth | July ⓘ |
| usedSince | early 20th century (traditional polo) ⓘ |
| visibility | prominent destination in Pakistan’s adventure tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.