Altit Fort

Altit Fort (Urdu: قلعہ التیت) is an ancient fort in the 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 of 'Mir', although they moved to the nearby Baltit Fort three centuries later. Altit Fort, and in particular the Shikari Tower, is around 1100 years old, which makes it the oldest monument in Gilgit-Baltistan. The fort received the UNESCO Asia Pacific Heritage Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation in 2011.

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Altit Fort ranks #3,510 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #13 of the 32 mapped in Pakistan. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,261 times in the last 60 days, more than 55% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Pakistan compares in the castle statistics.

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