Sibi lies 163 Kms. – 3 hrs. drive to the south east of Quetta at the mouth
of the famous “Bolan Pass”. Since the 15th century, this town has been the
meeting place of all the tribal chiefs of the area. The British carried on
this tradition in the shape of an annual “Darbar” or meeting, combining it
with a ‘Mela” (fair) where thousands of Baluchi tribesmen gathered along
with their animals in mid February. This tradition still carries on and
every year during February, Sibi has its famous SIBI MELA, where tribesmen
flock from all over Baluchistan, parts of Sind and Punjab with their
animals. The salient features of this “Mela” are horse and cattle and
cultural shows, tent pegging, camel races, animal markets and exhibitions of
handicrafts, tribal dresses and folk dances.
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