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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 ...
Hunza valley from Baltit Fort The vividly turquoise waters of the Attabad Lake are 9 miles north of Karimabad. Karimabad town is situated on the western bank of the Hunza River, opposite Nagar Valley nestled in the lower Hunza Valley. It lies at an elevation of 8,200 feet (2,500 meters) above sea level.
Hunza Valley has a diverse religious history with it being home to several historic religious sites like the ancient watchtowers in Ganish village, Baltit Fort on top of karimabad which was built by the Mirs about 800 years ago , which is a historic landmark for hunza and Altit Fort (at the bottom of the valley). In the 8th century AD, a huge ...
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Location District Coordinates Image GB-1 ... Baltit Fort More images. ... Hunza-Nagar: Altit Fort More images. GB-17 Queen Victoria tower: 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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