# Princess of Hope

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The **Princess of Hope** () is a natural rock formation in the [Hingol National Park](/source/Hingol_National_Park) of [Lasbela](/source/Lasbela_District) in [Balochistan](/source/Balochistan,_Pakistan), [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan). It is of the type known as a [hoodoo](/source/Hoodoo_(geology)) or "fairy chimney" and which could fancifully be construed (see [mimetolith](/source/Pareidolia)) as resembling a [crowned](/source/Crown) and [skirted](/source/Skirt) female figure looking toward the horizon.[1] It is situated approximately 190 km (120 mi) from Pakistan's [financial hub](/source/Financial_centre), [Karachi](/source/Karachi), and approximately 717 km (446 mi) from the provincial capital, [Quetta](/source/Quetta).[2]

The curiously shaped rock pinnacle is located in the [Hingol National Park](/source/Hingol_National_Park) in the [Lasbela District](/source/Lasbela_District) of the province of [Balochistan](/source/Balochistan),[3] the mountainous [landscape](/source/Landscape) of which is riven with picturesque [gorges](/source/Canyon) and features unusual formations of mud and rock, shaped into their present forms by the forces of [erosion](/source/Erosion). Lasbela District forms part of the coastal strip known as the [Makran](/source/Makran), which also takes in certain coastal regions of Iran.[1]

The formation was given the name Princess of Hope by Hollywood actress [Angelina Jolie](/source/Angelina_Jolie), who visited Pakistan - including the Hingol National Park - in the year 2002 as a [UN](/source/United_Nations) [Goodwill Ambassador](/source/Goodwill_Ambassador). The name (conceived by Jolie on the spot as a spontaneous, personal reaction to the form of the monolith) stuck, having evidently appealed to then-current local sensibilities.[4][2]

Not far from the "Princess" stands another natural rock formation of [sphinx](/source/Great_Sphinx_of_Giza)-like form, the so-called "Balochistan Sphinx" (known also as the "Lion of Balochistan" or Abul-Hol) which is visible from the Buzi Pass section of the [Makran Coastal Highway](/source/Makran_Coastal_Highway).[5][6]

## See also

- [Neza e Sultan](/source/Neza_e_Sultan), another rock formation in Balochistan
- [The Balochistan Sphinx](/source/Balochistan_Sphinx)

## References

1. ["Princess of Hope"](https://www.discover-pakistan.com/princess-of-hope.html). *Discover Pakistan*. Retrieved 2020-07-19.

1. ["Facts About the Princess of Hope Statue"](https://informativefacts.com/princess-of-hope-facts/). *Informative Facts*. 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2020-07-19.

1. Desk, Web. ["Hingol National Park"](https://paktourismportal.com/hingol-national-park/). *paktourismportal.com*

1. ["Princess of hope and great sphinx"](https://faridbinmasood.wordpress.com/great-places/princess-of-hope-and-great-sphinx/). *Great Pakistan*. 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2020-07-19.

1. ["Pakistan's Most Wild and Beautiful Places"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180407000355/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destinations/asia/pakistan/beautiful-natural-wonders/). *[National Geographic](/source/National_Geographic)*. 5 April 2018. Archived from [the original](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destinations/asia/pakistan/beautiful-natural-wonders/) on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2020.

1. ["Makran Coastal Highway: The Untold Mystery of the Sphinx"](https://www.hilal.gov.pk/eng-article/makran-coastal-highway:-the-untold-mystery-of-the-sphinx/MzUyOA==.html). *www.hilal.gov.pk*. Hilal English. Retrieved 14 May 2020.

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