Heritage record
Risht Shabaran (Polo Ground)
Gilgit-BaltistanBuildingProtected
The Risht Polo Ground is situated in the middle of the Risht village, a major stopover for the Mirs of Hunza as they made pilgrimage to the tomb of Baba Ghundi in Ziarat, Chupursan. As a way of facilitating these Mirs, Raja Safdar Ali Khan built a small palace and a polo ground in the village. The Reshit polo ground stretches from east to west, about 183 m long and 13.7 m wide, and is very well -maintained. This is the only ground in Hunza where the tradition of polo is still alive, and it is often used to host matches during the summers.
- Record ID
- 8149
- Province / territory
- Gilgit-Baltistan
- District
- Hunza
- Typology
- Monument
- Subtype
- Building
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
- Coordinates
- 36.82067, 74.50650 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Anonymous. (Miscellaneous). Built Heritage of Gilgit Baltistan by Baltistan Culture and Development Foundation. Unpublished.
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