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Baltit Fort (Urdu: قلعہ بلتت) is a fort in the Hunza valley, near the town of Karimabad, in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan. Founded in the 8th century CE, it has been on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative list since 2004. [1] The Mirs of Hunza abandoned the fort in 1945, and moved to a new palace down the hill. The ...
The Baltit Fort was built at that time to function as the Mir's palace. [3] [4] The location was known as a caravan resting stop, and for its slave trade. [citation needed] Baltit served as the capital of Hunza Valley for over 750 years, until the middle of the 20th century.
The state capital was the town of Baltit (also known as Karimabad); another old settlement is Ganish Village which means 'Baba Ganesh village' (a Hindu name, Ganesh being name of a hindu deity). [8] Hunza was an independent principality for more than 900 years and then in the early 1800s, Hunza played a vital role in the British "Great Game".
Location District Coordinates Image GB-1 ... Rock carvings at Ziarat (near Talpan) ... Baltit Fort: Karimabad, Hunza Valley:
UN map (1972) of Jammu and Kashmir showing the Karakoram Highway up to the Khunjerab Pass. Baltit (Karimabad) is the capital of Hunza.. Hunza (Persian: هنزه, Urdu: ہنزہ), also known as Kanjut (Persian: کانجوت; Urdu: کنجوت), was a Burusho [2] princely state in the present-day Gilgit Baltistan region of Pakistan.
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Gilgit-Baltistan (/ ˌ ɡ ɪ l ɡ ɪ t ˌ b ɔː l t ɪ ˈ s t ɑː n,-s t æ n /; Urdu: گِلْگِت بَلْتِسْتان [12] listen ⓘ), [a] formerly known as the Northern Areas, [13] is a region administered by Pakistan as an administrative territory and consists of the northern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan ...
A map showing Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan (shaded in sage green) in the disputed Kashmir region [1] Coordinates: 35°10′N 76°20′E / 35.167°N 76.333°E / 35.167; Territory