Baltit Fort, Karimabad

Name: Baltit Fort
Address: Karimabad, Pakistan
Telephone: +92-5821-57640

#1 among attractions in Karimabad

Top attraction, Forts and castles

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Facts and practical information

Baltit Fort 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. ()

Local name: بلتت قلعہ Coordinates: 36°19'33"N, 74°40'11"E

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Karimabad Pakistan

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Day trips

Baltit Fort – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ganish, Sumayar, Sacred Rock of Hunza, Altit Fort.

0.7 miS
Area
Ganish, Karimabad
20 min walk • Ganish is a village in Pakistan. It is the oldest and first settlement on the ancient Silk Road in the Hunza Valley, and is the site of various ancient watchtowers, traditional mosques, religious centers, and a reservoir.
1.9 miSW
Valley
Sumayar
49 min walk • Sumayar, Sumayr or Sumer is a small valley in the Nagar District of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The valley is located at the confluence of River. It is bounded by eroded landscape from the north-east and mountain ridges from the south.
1.3 miSE
Archaeological site
Sacred Rock of Hunza
32 min walk • The Sacred Rock of Hunza is carved rock as well as a cultural heritage site in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The carvings on the rock dates back to the 1st Millennium AD.
1 miSE
Forts and castles
Altit Fort
26 min walk • Altit Fort is an ancient fort at Altit town in the Hunza valley in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. It was originally home to the hereditary rulers of the Hunza state who carried the title Mir, although they moved to the somewhat younger Baltit fort nearby three centuries later.
5.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ultar
134 min walk • Ultar Sar is the southeasternmost major peak of the Batura Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram range.
3.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ladyfinger Peak
83 min walk • The Bublimotin, Bubli Motin, Bublimating or Ladyfinger Peak, is a distinctive rock spire in the Batura Muztagh, the westernmost subrange of the Karakoram range in Pakistan.
3.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hunza Peak
83 min walk • Hunza Peak lies in the westernmost subrange of the Karakoram range in Pakistan, along with the Ladyfinger Peak. It lies on the southwest ridge of the Ultar Sar massif, the most southeasterly of the major groups of the Batura Muztagh.
5.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bojohagur Duanasir
134 min walk • Bojohagur or Bojohaghur Duanasir is a summit in the Batura Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram range in Pakistan. It is the west summit of a short ridge whose high point is Ultar Sar, also known as Bojohaghur Duanasir II. It was first climbed in 1984 by E. Kisa, M. Nagoshi, and R.
3.7 miSE
Village
Ahmedabad
95 min walk • Ahmedabad, is a small village in the Hunza valley of the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan with a population of approximately 1500.
4.6 miSE
Locality
Nagarkhas
118 min walk • Nagarkhas, also known as Oyum-Nagar is the headquarters of the Nagar District of Gilgit–Baltistan and is one of the largest towns in that district. Situated on the bank of the Nagar River, it was also the capital of the former princely state of Nagar.