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 state who took the title Mir. Altit Fort is more than one thousand years old the shikari tower is 1100 years old which makes it the oldest monument in the gilgit-baltistan area of Pakistan.
The Word "Altit"
The word altit means this side down and is a Tibetan word. all the architecture is taken from Tibet. a groom was brought here by Tibetans from shigar. he brought 120 groom guests with him his brides name was shah khatun who brought shia islam to the valley
The word altit means this side down and is a Tibetan word. all the architecture is taken from Tibet. a groom was brought here by Tibetans from shigar. he brought 120 groom guests with him his brides name was shah khatun who brought shia islam to the valley
History
The people of altit are said to belong to the white huns although it is still a theory and not much research has gone into the matter. htit is said that the present language bruchiski was brought here by the white huns in 47 A.D. the first name for altit village was hunukushal which means the village of the huns. the huns came from the huang-ho valley of china. after hunukushal the name changed to broshal, which means the village of bruchiski speakers. these people were spirit worshippers or shamanism was in practice. in the 15th century shia islam was brought and around 1830 they converted in ismailism.
The people of altit are said to belong to the white huns although it is still a theory and not much research has gone into the matter. htit is said that the present language bruchiski was brought here by the white huns in 47 A.D. the first name for altit village was hunukushal which means the village of the huns. the huns came from the huang-ho valley of china. after hunukushal the name changed to broshal, which means the village of bruchiski speakers. these people were spirit worshippers or shamanism was in practice. in the 15th century shia islam was brought and around 1830 they converted in ismailism.
Construction & Strategic Location
The fort was built in an year.The majestic historical Altit fort is center of attraction due to its architectural design and strategic location. Altit is the birth place of the Hunza Kingdom and Altit fort is the first fort of the region. The fort has been constructed in six different stages by using various natural levels of the rock. The construction has been made right on the edge of a sheer rock cliff that drops 1000 feet straight down to the Hunza River.
The fort was built in an year.The majestic historical Altit fort is center of attraction due to its architectural design and strategic location. Altit is the birth place of the Hunza Kingdom and Altit fort is the first fort of the region. The fort has been constructed in six different stages by using various natural levels of the rock. The construction has been made right on the edge of a sheer rock cliff that drops 1000 feet straight down to the Hunza River.
In the beginning it was built as a palace, soon after the addition of the watch tower a defensive architectural element it transformed to a fort. There is great possibility that different stages of the fort have been constructed during different times because the actual age of the fort is said to be more than 800 years. This fort is said to be around 50-100 years older than the Baltit Fort.
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