Hunza may refer to Hunza Valley Former Hunza princely state State of HunzaHunza River Hunza Peak Hunza people Hunza is the Muisca name of the city of Tunja , Colombia disambig de Hunza es Hunza it Hunza nl Hunza ... more details
Ahmedabad lang ur is the located in Hunza Nagar District of Gilgit Baltistan in Jammu & Kashmir and is Currently under Pakistani Occupation. See also Former State of Hunza Baltit Fort Altit Fort Northern Areas Karakoram Highway Karakoram Mountains Nagar Valley Burusho Ganish Village Hunza Valley Karimabad Hunza Karimabad Khizerabad Aliabad Hunza Aliabad Nasirabad Hunza Nasirabad Hussainabad Hunza Hussainabad Murtazaabad Sikandarabad Jafarabad Hunza Jafarabad Hunza Nagar District External links Empty section date July 2010 References reflist Category Hunza it Ahmedabad Hunza ... more details
Jafarabad lang ur is a town located in the Hunza Nagar District of Northern Areas in Pakistan . See also Former State of Hunza Baltit Fort Altit Fort Northern Areas Karakoram Highway Karakoram Mountains Nagar Valley Burusho Ganish Village Hunza Valley Karimabad Hunza Karimabad Khizerabad Aliabad Hunza Aliabad Nasirabad Hunza Nasirabad Hussainabad Hunza Hussainabad Murtazaabad Ahmedabad Hunza Ahmedabad Sikandarabad Hunza Nagar District External links Empty section date July 2010 References reflist Category Hunza ... more details
Aliabad lang ur is the capital of the Hunza Nagar District of Gilgit Baltistan , Pakistan . The town is located on the Hunza River , in May 2010 government officials warned that the nearby Attabad lake was close to flooding the area. ref http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi world south asia 8674915.stm Pakistan villages at risk of lake flooding ref See also Former State of Hunza Baltit Fort Altit Fort Northern Areas Karakoram Highway Karakoram Mountains Nagar Valley Burusho Ganish Village Hunza Valley Karimabad Hunza Karimabad Khizerabad Nasirabad Hunza Nasirabad Ahmedabad Hunza Ahmedabad Hussainabad Hunza Hussainabad Murtazaabad Sikandarabad Jafarabad Hunza Jafarabad Hunza Nagar District References reflist Category Hunza it Aliabad Hunza ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2010 Hussainabad lang ur is a small village situated at the left bank of Hunza River. There are around 200 homes which population is approximately 1,500 people. The literacy rate of Hussainabad is 100 . In Hussain Abad, Khizerabad, Qadeem Abad, Centre, Shabaran & Dolmani. The beautiful valley of Hunza beginning point is Hussain Abad, and it ends with Khunjarab Pass. In Hunza state three local languages are spoken Brushaski , Wakhi language Wakhi and Shinaki. See also Former State of Hunza Baltit Fort Altit Fort Northern Areas Karakoram Highway Karakoram Mountains Nagar Valley Burusho Ganish Village Hunza Valley Karimabad Hunza Karimabad Khizer Abad Hussain Abad Mayoon Khana Abad Nasirabad Hunza Nasirabad Ahmedabad Hunza Ahmedabad Aliabad Hunza Aliabad Murtazaabad Sikandarabad Jafarabad Hunza Jafarabad Hunza Nagar District References reflist Category Hunza ... more details
Unreferenced date May 2010 Nasirabad lang ur is located in Hunza Nagar District of Northern Areas in Pakistan . Coord missing Pakistan Category Hunza Pakistan geo stub ... more details
for the main article Hunza Valley Image Hunza Valley Karimabad Northern Area Pakistan.jpg thumb 400px Hunza Valley viewed from the village of Karimabad, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan Image Balti fort in hunza.jpg thumb Baltit Fort in Karimabad, Hunza Valley Karimabad lang ur is the capital of Hunza Valley Hunza in Gilgit Baltistan , northern Pakistan . Karimabad is also known as Baltit . It is named after Aga Khan IV Prince Karim Aga Khan , the spiritual head of Shia Ismaili Nizari community. It is one of the most beautiful places in Pakistan and it swarms with tourists from all around the world during summers. It provides spectacular views of many beautiful mountains like Rakaposhi . The Guardian ranked it as the 4th Best Tourist Site in Pakistan. ref http www.guardian.co.uk travel 2006 oct 17 pakistan?page all ref References references See also Hunza Valley Gilgit Gilgit Baltistan Baltit fort coord 36 20 N 74 40 E region PK type city display title Category Populated places in Gilgit Baltistan NorthernAreas geo stub de Karimabad Hunza es Karimabad ko it Karimabad Hunza pl Karimabad ru ... more details
For the article about the former princely state Hunza princely state coord 36 19 N 74 39 E region PK .... The Hunza Valley Burushaski lang ur is a mountainous valley in Gilgit Valley Gilgit in the Gilgit Baltistan , Pakistan autonomous region. The Hunza valley is situated to the north of the Hunza River , at an elevation of around convert 2500 m . The territory of Hunza is about Convert 7900 km2 . Karimabad Hunza Karimabad formerly called Baltit is the main town, which is also a very ... Ultar Sar , Rakaposhi , Bojahagur Duanasir II , Ghenta Peak , Hunza Peak , Passu Peak , Diran Diran Peak and Bublimating Ladyfinger Peak , all Convert 6000 m 0 or higher. History main State of HunzaHunza was formerly a princely state , and one of the most loyal vassals to the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir ... was the town of Baltit also known as Karimabad Hunza Karimabad and its old settlement is Ganish Village .Hunza was an independent principality for more than 900 years. The British Raj British gained control of Hunza and the neighbouring valley of Nagar between 1889 and 1892 followed by a military engagement of severe intensity. The then Thom Prince Mir Safdar Ali Khan of Hunza fled to Kashghar in China ... Hunza First Muslim Thum cquote The ruling family of Hunza is called Ayeshe heavenly , from the following circumstance. The two states of Hunza princely state Hunza and Nagar were formerly one, ruled ... landslide The traditional name for the ruler in Hunza was Thum title Thum , which is also a respectful appellation used by people of both Hunza and Nager who belong to the clan of Boorish . The Shin ... online Lahore 10 Mar 2010 Thousands at risk due to Hunza river blockade ref ref http www.dawn.com wps wcm connect dawn content library dawn news sci tech 03 rising water threatens villages in hunza ss 03 ref ref http gilgity.blogspot.com Blockage of Hunza river, Landslide blog written by Shakeelgilgity ... of the Mirs of Hunza The Hunza is situated at an elevation of about convert 2500 m . For many ... more details
The Mir of Hunza was the title of the rulers of the Hunza Valley in the Northern Areas , Pakistan . The Mir used to have the Burushaski title of Tham , later changed to Mir. In 1974 the state became a part of the Northern Areas of Pakistan under the Pakistani Federal Government. The last Mir of Hunza was Mir Muhammad Jamal Khan . See also Hunza princely state External links http www.dawn.com events lifestyle2002 ls16.htm The Changing Northern Areas http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi world south asia 1491179.stm Pakistan s Northern Areas dilemma http www.northernareas.org.pk Northern Areas Development Gateway http paknews.com articles.php?id 1&date1 2003 04 17 Pakistan s Northern Areas http www.monitor.net jmko karakoram about kh.htm Northern Pakistan s Karakoram & Hindukush Mountains http www.macp pk.org home.asp The Mountain Areas Conservancy Project http www.dailytimes.com.pk default.asp?page story 23 9 2004 pg3 6 Not Mir of Hunza An anti Mir letter to the editor one man s opinion, and of undetermined significance. http www.hunza.20m.com Welcome To Hunza Valley Heaven On The Earth In Northern Areas Of Pakistan. Enjoy Burushaski Music Songs,Shinaki Music Songs online with The http www.hunza.20m.com Pakistan stub Category Titles in Pakistan Category Hunza it Mir di Hunza ... more details
Infobox mountain name Hunza Peak photo Hunza peak and lady finger.jpg photo caption Hunza Peak center and Bublimotin rock spire, left elevation m 6,270 elevation ref prominence location Hunza princely state Hunza , Northern Areas , Pakistan range Batura Muztagh , Karakoram coordinates coord 36 22 12 N 74 39 00 E type mountain region PK display inline,title ref coor first ascent easiest route Hunza Peak lies in the westernmost subrange of the Karakoram mountain range range along with the Ladyfinger Peak Bublimating . It lies on the southwest ridge of the Ultar Sar massif, the most southeasterly of the major groups of the Batura Muztagh. The whole massif rises precipitously above the Hunza Valley to the southeast. Bublimating , while having little topographic prominence prominence above the saddle with nearby Hunza Peak, is particularly notable for being a sharp, relatively snowless rock spire among snow peaks. This peak has at least two known routes, both climbed in 1991. Both routes where done in alpine style, the first by a Swedish expedition and the second by a British team, which included Caradog Jones and Mick Fowler . NOTOC See also Hunza princely state Hunza List of Mountains in Pakistan List of highest mountains Highest Mountains of the World Notes note coor These coordinates are the coordinates of the Bublimating peak. Category Karakoram Category Mountains of Pakistan Pakistan geo stub de Hunza Peak pnb ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Hussaini or Sisoni lang ur is rocky valley in Gojal upper Hunza princely state Hunza of the Northern Areas of Pakistan . Hussaini is 145 km north of Gilgit , the capital city. Hunza River flows in to the east while the Karakoram Highway KKH passes to its west. According to Ali Rehmat Musofer, a Geographer of the village Hussaini is situated at coord 36.448 N 74.901 E at an altitude of 2556 meters Source GPS above sea level. South of Hussaini is Gulmit , Ghulkin is to the southwest, while Passu is in the north with famous Batura glacier. Hussaini glacier is located to the west with famous Shisper peak , 7611 meter. Hussaini glacier and below Borith Lake . The newly irrigated land, called Zarabod is on the left bank. The total population is 545 persons, living in 75 households. See also Hunza princely state Hussaini External links http www.hussaini.20m.com index.html HUSSAINI GOJAL UPPER HUNZA Category Valleys of Pakistan Category Hunza Pakistan geo stub ... more details
Hunza are still considered to be at risk. A total of 18 relief camps have been set up in Gilgit and Hunza, with nine of the camps in Hunza Nagar and nine in Gilgit. Meanwhile, it is being feared that the leakage .... It has a mean annual flow of almost 320 cubic meters per second 740mm . The drainage area of Hunza river is almost 13733 square kilometres. Image Hunza river.jpg 320px Hunza river view from Danyor bridge See also Attabad Lake Hunza Valley Karakoram Highway http gilgity.blogspot.com Pictures of Hunza ... Category Tributaries of the Indus River de Hunza Fluss hi it Fiume Hunza mk nl Hunza rivier pt Rio Hunza simple Hunza River ur ... more details
Merge from Hunza Nagar Valley date August 2010 Unreferenced date July 2009 The Hunza Nagar District is the seventh district of Gilgit Baltistan of Pakistan . The district comprises Hunza princely state Hunza and Nagar princely state Nagar . Aliabad is the administrative center of this district. Before the announcement of new district, Hunza Nagar was part of district Gilgit. History In 1974 Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Butto ended the ghost governance of Rajhghee , with a single administrator, known as Raja . Formerly this region was divided into two states, Hunza and Nagar. Geography This area has a number of mountains such as Rakaposhi Gulmit , Diran Menapin , Golden peak Hopper , and Ulter peaks. Hopper is the name of a region within Hunza Nagar. It contains five villages, Hakalshal, Rattal, Broshal, Holshal and Ghashoshal. The population is around 10,000. It is situated at the altitude of 3000 m. Two mountains adjacent to Nagar valley, Golden peak and Shelter peak are situated here. The mountains contain at least two named glaciers, Hopper and Hisper. Culture The local language of the majority of the people of this region is Burushaski . See also Former states Hunza princely state Hunza and Nagar princely state Nagar Baltit Fort Altit Fort Northern Areas Karakoram Highway Karakoram Mountains Nagar Valley Aliabad Valley Haiderabad Valley Gulmit Dorkhun Valley Altit Valley sost Valley Murtazaabad Valley Hussainabad Valley Hassanabad Valley Passu Valley Khayber Abbad Chipurson Abad Hussaini Shimshal Khizerabad vally Burusho Ganish Village Karimabad Hunza Karimabad Khizerabad Nasirabad Hunza Nasirabad Ahmedabad Hunza Ahmedabad Hussainabad Hunza Hussainabad External links Empty section date July 2010 References Reflist Category Hunza simple Hunza Nagar District ur ... more details
Merge to Hunza Nagar District date August 2010 Unreferenced date July 2009 The Hunza Nagar Valley is the seventh district of Gilgit Baltistan of Pakistan . The district comprises Hunza princely state Hunza and Nagar princely state Nagar . Sikandarabad is the administrative center of this district. Before the announcement of new district, Hunza Nagar was part of district Gilgit. History In 1974 Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Butto ended the ghost governance of Rajhghee , with a single administrator, known as Raja . Formerly this region was divided into two states, Hunza and Nagar. Geography This area has a number of mountains such as Rakaposhi Gulmit , Diran Menapin , Golden peak Hopper , and Ulter peaks. Hopper is the name of a region within Hunza Nagar. It contains five villages, Hakalshal, Rattal, Broshal, Holshal and Ghashoshal. The population is around 10,000. It is situated at the altitude of 3000 m. Two mountains adjacent to Nagar valley, Golden peak and Shelter peak are situated here. The mountains contain at least two named glaciers, Hopper and Hisper. Karimabad is the capital of Hunza Valley Hunza in Gilgit Baltistan , northern Pakistan . Karimabad is also known as Baltit . It is named after Aga Khan IV Prince Karim Aga Khan , the spiritual head of Shia Ismaili Nizari community. It is one of the most beautiful places in Pakistan and it swarms with tourists from all around the world during summers. Nagar Proper is the capital of Nagar Valley in Gilgit Baltistan , northern ... of this region is Burushaski . See also Former states Hunza princely state Hunza and Nagar ... vally Burusho Ganish Village Karimabad Hunza Karimabad Khizerabad Nasirabad Hunza Nasirabad Ahmedabad Hunza Ahmedabad Hussainabad Hunza Hussainabad Murtazabad Sikandarabad Jafarabad Hunza Jafarabad Hunza Valley External links www.nagarvalley.com www.mygilgit.com www.apnahunza.com www.apnanagar.com References Reflist Category Hunza simple Hunza Nagar District ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Hunza Nagar Campaign partof casus British acquisition of tribal territory image caption date 1891 place Nagar princely state Nagar result British Victory combatant1 Hunza princely state Hunza , Nagar princely state Nagar combatant2 flagicon Great Britain British Raj commander1 commander2 strength1 strength2 casualties1 casualties2 The Hunza Nagar Campaign was fought in 1891 by troops of the British Raj against the princely state s of Hunza princely state Hunza and Nagar princely state Nagar in the Gilgit Agency now part of the Northern Areas Pakistan Northern Areas of Pakistan . It is known in Pakistan as the Anglo Brusho War . Cause The Hunza Nagar Expedition was ostensibly due to the defiant attitude of the Hunza and Nagar chiefs towards the United Kingdom British agent at Gilgit . Towards the end of the 19th century just as imperial troops began consolidating territory in tribal areas these tribes began to acquire rifles and ammunition. ref http www.king emperor.com article5 armstrade.htm The Arms trade on North West Frontier of India 1890 1914 ref The British suspected Russian Empire Russian involvement with the Rulers of the petty States on the northern boundary of Jammu and Kashmir see Great Game ref http www.gutenberg.org files 16528 16528 h 16528 h.htm 534 Forty one years in India From Subaltern To Commander In Chief, Lord Roberts of Kandahar The Hunza Nagar Campaign ref Colonel UK Colonel Algernon George Arnold Durand, commanded ... of a Frontier Five Years Experiences and Adventures in Gilgit, Hunza, Nagar, Chitral, and the Eastern ... the cliffs beyond it were also carried by assault. Hunza and Nagar were occupied, the chief of Nagar was reinstated on making his submission, and the half brother of the raja of Hunza was installed ... Durand, The Making of a Frontier Five Years Experiences and Adventures in Gilgit, Hunza, Nagar, Chitral ... in India Category History of Gilgit Baltistan UK battle stub de Hunza Nagar Expedition ... more details
The 1974 Hunza Earthquake was a magnitude 6.2 earthquake in the rugged and isolated Hunza Valley Hunza , Hazara, Pakistan Hazara and Swat Pakistan Swat districts of northern Pakistan at 12 11 UTC on December 28, 1974. The epicentre was located at 35.1 degrees north and 72.9 degrees east. The quake had a shallow focal depth and was followed by numerous aftershocks. An official estimate of the number killed was 5,300 with approximately 17,000 injured. A total of 97,000 were reported affected by the tremor. Most of the destruction was centred around the village of Pattan, Baramula district Pattan , located about convert 100 mi km north of the capital city of Islamabad . The village was almost completely destroyed. The epicental region is characterized by steep walled narrow canyon s and valley s. Most of the population was concentrated along the rivers. Much of the destruction was caused by the numerous landslide s and rockfall s which came tumbling down from high above. The main road leading into the area was blocked for about convert 25 mi km by landslides and rockfalls, hampering relief efforts. The government flew in emergency supplies by helicopter until the roads were reopened on 13th of January. The earthquake, which reached Mercalli intensity scale MMI V in Kabul , Afghanistan , affected some convert 1000 sqmi km2 of the Indus Valley region. Several nations contributed money and supplies to aid the inhabitants of the stricken area. Sources USGS article Historic Earthquakes url http earthquake.usgs.gov earthquakes world events 1974 12 28.php Earthquake information Bulletin , March April 1975, Volume 7, Number 2 External links http www.dawn.com 2005 10 25 fea.htm 1974 North Pakistan Earthquake Dawn Coord 35.1 N 72.9 E display title DEFAULTSORT 1974 Hunza earthquake Category Earthquakes in Pakistan Category 1974 natural disasters Hunza Category 1974 earthquakes Hunza Pakistan hist stub earthquake stub ... more details
Cleanup date March 2007 Former administrative units of Pakistan subdivision Hunza flag Flag of Hunza.svg ... www.northernareas.gov.pk Northern Areas Government Dead link date September 2010 Hunza lang ur ... Hunza Karimabad . The area of Hunza now forms the Aliabad tehsil of Hunza Nagar District . History Hunza was an independent principality for centuries. It was ruled by the Mir of Hunza Mirs of Hunza , who took the title of Thum title Thum . From 1847 the Mir of Hunza gave nominal allegiance ... in Yarkand , following which China granted Hunza a jagir in Yarkand and paid the Mir a subsidy. ref ... & Rockcliff year 1969 location pages 90ff url doi id isbn ref The Hunza s were tributaries and allies ...&pg PA74&dq hunza again sends a tribute to china only power that ever had a shadow of claim&hl ... hunza 20again 20sends 20a 20tribute 20to 20china 20only 20power 20that 20ever 20had 20a 20shadow 20of ...&pg PA22&dq mir of hunza who sold the kirghiz to the chinese as slaves for 120 rupees&hl ... accessdate 2011 01 23 ref In the late 19th century Hunza became embroiled in the Great Game , the rivalry ... in India From Subaltern To Commander In Chief, Lord Roberts of Kandahar The Hunza Nagar Campaign ref In 1888 the Russian Captain Bronislav Grombchevsky visited Hunza, ref Cite book last Younghusband ... year the British Captain Francis Younghusband visited Hunza to express British displeasure at Kanjuti raids in the Raskam . In 1891 the British mounted the Hunza Nagar Campaign and gained control of Hunza and the neighbouring valley of Nagar Valley Nagar . Hunza rulers claimed descent ... 1991 ref The British retained Hunza s status as a princely state until 1947. Territorial claims Historically the people of Hunza cultivated and grazed areas to the north, and the Mir claimed those areas as part of Hunza s territories. Those areas included the Taghdumbash Pamir and the Raskam ... cairn at Dafdar and sent a trophy of a Khirghiz head to the Chinese with a message that Hunza territory ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Karakoram Banded Apollo image Parnassius hunza ulster.jpg regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Papilionidae genus Parnassius species Parnassius staudingeri P. staudingeri subspecies P. s. hunza trinomial Parnassius staudingeri hunza trinomial authority Grumm Grshimailo , 1888 The Karakoram Banded Apollo Parnassius staudingeri hunza is a high altitude butterfly which is found in India. It is a member of genus Parnassius of the Papilionidae swallowtail Papilionidae family. It was variously treated as a subspecies of Parnassius delphius P. delphius and a distinct species . Description Image BH044 Parnassius delphius hunza.jpg thumb left Male upperside ground colour duller, more sullied white. Fore wing the discal band in typical specimens very much shorter, not extended below vein 5, but in all specimens that I have seen that have been taken within our limits, the discal band reaches vein 1, and where it crosses interspace 3 is joined on to the postdiscal transverse band by a broad cross bar, that extends right up to the base of that interspace. Hindwing the sub terminal series of dark spots reduced to one or two near the tornus, the anterior spots except the spot in interspace 7 replaced by a curved band of somewhat luuulur spots that extends unbroken between the spot in interspace 3 and that iu interspace 7. Underside similar to the underside in Parnassius stoliczkanus , with no red spots at the base of the hind wing in a few specimens a discal and a subcostal black encircled red spot are present. Antennae, head, thorax and abdomen as in stoliczkanus . ref name bingham Bingham, C. T. 1907. Fauna of British India. Butterflies. Volume 2 ref Range Afghanistan, Pakistan, northern India including Jammu & Kashmir, Himmachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal , Western China ? , Tibet ? . Status Widely distributed. Locally ... hunza Category Fauna of Pakistan pl Parnassius hunza ... more details
Summary Information Description 40,000 people with residents from up to 34 villages which have already been evacuated to safer areas. water level in the lake is rising about one meter per day due to increase in water inflow which is overflowing through the spillway made by the FWO Frontier Works Organization . seven helicopters of Pakistan Army, Cabinet Division and Agha Khan Foundation would be ready to cater to any unforeseen event. Rebuilding of the affected portion of the Karakoram Highway would also depend on the future scenario. The National Highway Authority construct a road, worthy for travelling by jeep.wilhttp en.wikipedia.org wiki Hunza Riverl Source I shakeelgilgity created this work entirely by myself. Date 30 05 2010 Author Shakeel Ahmad other versions Licensing self cc by sa 3.0 ... more details
Khizerabad lang ur is a town in Hunza Nagar District of Northern Areas in Pakistan . See also Former State of Hunza Baltit Fort Altit Fort Northern Areas Karakoram Highway Karakoram Mountains Nagar Valley Burusho Ganish Village Hunza Valley Karimabad Hunza Karimabad Aliabad Hunza Aliabad Nasirabad Hunza Nasirabad Ahmedabad Hunza Ahmedabad Hussainabad Hunza Hussainabad Murtazaabad Sikandarabad Jafarabad Hunza Jafarabad Hunza Nagar District External links Empty section date July 2010 References reflist Category Hunza ... more details
Otheruses Sikandarabad disambiguation Sikandarabad lang hi , lang ur is the located in Hunza Nagar District of Gilgit Baltistan in Pakistan . See also Former State of Hunza Baltit Fort Altit Fort Northern Areas Karakoram Highway Karakoram Mountains Nagar Valley Burusho Ganish Village Hunza Valley Karimabad Hunza Karimabad Khizerabad Aliabad Hunza Aliabad Nasirabad Hunza Nasirabad Hussainabad Hunza Hussainabad Murtazaabad Ahmedabad Hunza Ahmedabad Jafarabad Hunza Jafarabad Hunza Nagar District External links Empty section date July 2010 References reflist Category Hunza ... more details
Thum , sometimes written Tham , was the title of the ruler or Mir of Hunza Mir of Hunza princely state Hunza , a former princely state in the Northern Areas , Pakistan . Thum is also a respectful appellation used by people of both Hunza Valley Hunza and Nagar, Pakistan Nagar who belong to the Boorish clan. The Shin use the term Yeshkun for the Boorish. Category Court titles Category Feudalism Category Heads of state Category Military ranks of Pakistan Category Royal titles Category Noble titles Category Titles Category Titles in Pakistan Category Hunza ... more details
Dr. Volker Thewalt has kindly given written permission to use this photo. GFDL with disclaimers migration relicense It was taken from Aliabad in the Hunza Valley. Category Rakaposhi Category Hunza ... more details
Karimabad lang fa may refer to Karimabad Hunza , the main town of Hunza in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan Karimabad Karachi , a neighborhood of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan disambig de Karimabad it Karimabad ... more details
Altit Fort is an ancient fort above Karimabad in the Hunza valley in the Northern Areas of Pakistan . It was home to the hereditary rulers of the Hunza princely state Hunza state who took the title Mir title Mir . Today Altit Fort is a tourist site. The Altit Fort was in great disrepair, but is currently being restored by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture Aga Khan Historic Cities Support Programme Historic Cities Support Programme . File Altit Fort tower after restoration 2009.jpg thumb The tower of Altit Fort See also Baltit Fort Karimabad HunzaHunza princely state Hunza coord 36.315 N 74.6819444444 E source dewiki region PK scale 2000 type landmark format dms display title Category Forts in Pakistan Category Aga Khan Trust for Culture projects Category Hunza Pakistan struct stub de Fort Altit it Rocca di Altit ... more details
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