Roof of the World Polo Ground

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Roof of the World Polo Ground is a high-altitude polo field located at Shandur Pass in northern Pakistan, famous for hosting the annual Shandur Polo Festival between the regions of Gilgit and Chitral.

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Roof of the World Polo Ground canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf polo ground
sports venue
tourist attraction
access mountain road
associatedWithRegion Chitral District
surface form: Chitral

Gilgit
climate cold
culturalSignificance promotes inter-regional harmony between Gilgit and Chitral
symbol of traditional freestyle polo
elevation high-altitude
eventFrequency annual
fieldSurface natural grass
governedBy local administration of Gilgit-Baltistan
local administration of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
hasNickName Roof of the World
hasView Hindu Kush
surface form: Hindu Kush mountains
hosts annual Shandur Polo Festival
knownFor Shandur Polo Festival
locatedIn Shandur Pass
northern Pakistan
locatedInCountry Pakistan
locatedInRegion Gilgit-Baltistan
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
near Shandur Lake
seasonOfMainEvent summer
sport polo
terrain mountain pass plateau
tourismType adventure tourism
sports tourism
usedFor polo matches

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Shandur Pass nickname Roof of the World Polo Ground