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Encyclopedia > Skardu Fort
Entrance to the Skardu Fort
Entrance to the Skardu Fort
Skardu Town as seen from the Skardu Fort
Skardu Town as seen from the Skardu Fort
The ancient mosque at the fort
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The ancient mosque at the fort

Skardu Fort or Karpachu Fort is a fort in Skardu city in Northern Areas of Pakistan that dates from the tenth century CE. An ancient mosque is also present inside the fort. The fort and its mosque are located on the eastern face of the Khardong hill 40 ft above Skardu city. A view from these monuments brings into vision the entire valley, the Indus River and the settlement below. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 169 KB) Summary The entrance of the Skardu Fort. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 169 KB) Summary The entrance of the Skardu Fort. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 167 KB) Summary The Skardu town as seen from the Skardu Fort. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 167 KB) Summary The Skardu town as seen from the Skardu Fort. ... Skardu is the capital city of Baltistan a subdivision of the Northern Areas of Pakistan. ... The Badshahi Masjid in Lahore, Pakistan with an iwan at center, three domes, and five visible minarets A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ... Skardu is the capital city of Baltistan a subdivision of the Northern Areas of Pakistan. ... Shown in green is the Kashmiri region under Pakistani control. ... The Common Era (CE or C.E.), sometimes known as the Current Era or Christian Era, is the period of measured time beginning with the year 1 (the traditional birthdate of Jesus) to the present. ... The Badshahi Masjid in Lahore, Pakistan with an iwan at center, three domes, and five visible minarets A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ... The Indus River in Northern Areas of Pakistan, near the rock Aornus. ...


See also

Skardu is the capital city of Baltistan a subdivision of the Northern Areas of Pakistan. ... Shown in green is the Kashmiri region under Pakistani control. ...

External links

  • Photos of Skardu fort by Waqas Usman
  • A 1924 photo of the Mosque in Skardu Fort
  • NorthernAreas.gov.pk Skardu page


 

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