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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.
Location District Coordinates Image GB-1 ... Baltit Fort More images ... Hunza-Nagar: Altit Fort More images. GB-17 Queen Victoria tower: Karimabad, Hunza ...
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.
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".
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