• The Baltit Fort itself is worth the visit but what I enjoyed most was hikking up from the Baltit Fort to the Mountains.
  • The Baltit Fort is not only an ancient house built for mountain kings. It describes the history, culture, traditions, politics and capabilities of many generations.
  • The ancient fort was built about 700 years ago. It is said that the fort was renovated by Baltit, a craftsman who came in dowry with a Balochi princess.
  • Baltit fort is positioned at one of the largest towns of the Hunza, Karimabad, known as the “capital of Hunza” in ancient times.
  • Baltit Fort stands as a testament to the region’s rich history and cultural heritage. This centuries-old fort has been witness to numerous dynasties.
  • The Baltit Fort was once a private residence. The fort was built with narrow rooms that were characterized by low doorways and constricted interior passages.
  • So keeping the Balti people' work in mind or the Balti princess the fort was known by the name "Balti Fort" which later evolved into Baltit Fort.
  • Baltit Fort is a three-floor building standing on a high rock. The ground floor features storage chambers and a staircase that leads up to the upper floors.
  • In central Hunza, the thousand-year-old Altit fort and 700-year-old Baltit fort are some of the region’s oldest standing monuments and evidence of the valley’s...