Overview
Chitral Shandur Top 12,200 feet (3,700 m) located in between the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and Gilgit/Baltistan is a high mountain pass that connects Chitral to the Gilgit/Baltistan in Pakistan. Every year there is a polo match played on Shandur Top between rival teams from Chitral and Gilgit. Shandur Top is one of the four major mountain passes to enter Chitral. The others are Dorah Pass from Badakshan in Afghanistan, Lowari Pass from Dir, and Broghol from the Wakhan Corridor in Afghanistan. Chitral is the capital of the Chitral District of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, Chitral or Chetrar translated as field in the native language Khowar, situated on the western bank of the Kunar River (also called Chitral River), in Pakistan. The town is at the foot of Tirich Mir, the highest peak of the Hindukush mountain range, 25,289 ft (7,708 m) high. It is guarded by two passes of Lowari accessible from Dir and Shandur from Gilgit/Baltistan region.