Karimabad, Pakistan

Karimabad (Urdu: كريم آباد‎) is the capital of Hunza Valley in Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan. Karimabad is also known as Baltit or Hunza. It is named after Prince Karim Aga Khan, the spiritual head of Shia Ismaili Nizari community. The Guardian ranked it as one of the five "Best Tourist Sites" in Pakistan. Both Baldit Fort and Karimabad village received the World Award of Tourism in 2000 when Indonesia, Australia, India and Britain and other countries competed.

Geography

Karimabad town, located on the west bank of the Hunza River, is in the Northern Areas of the Pakistani-administered part of the Kashmir region, in a valley which is at 8,200 feet (2,500 m) elevation. The town is made up of stone walled steep sloping large terraces. The town was a caravan halting place for people who were traveling through the Hindu Kush mountains to the Vale of Kashmir. It is set amidst snow clad mountain peaks of Rakaposhi (altitude of about 25,000 feet (7,600 m)), and glaciers like the Ulter Nala as a backdrop, and deep gorges. Access is by hill road from Gilgit.

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Culture – a springboard for social development

The News International 08 Dec 2017

The conservation of the 700 years old Baltit Fort, and the historic settlements of Karimabad in the Hunza Valley, were the first major interventions of Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme (AKHCP), completed in 1996 through AKTC’s country affiliate, the Aga Khan Cultural Service-Pakistan (AKCSP). The forts in Baltit and Altit in Hunza have been ......

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The Aga Khan Development Network

The News International 07 Dec 2017

The conservation of the 700-year-old Baltit Fort, and the historic settlements of Karimabad in the Hunza Valley were the first major interventions of Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme (AKHCP), completed in 1996 through AKTC’s country affiliate, the Aga Khan Cultural Service-Pakistan (AKCSP). The forts in Baltit and Altit in Hunza have been ......

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In pictures: 70 years on, you show us how diverse Pakistan still is

Dawn 14 Aug 2017

As Pakistan turns 70 years old, we asked you to share with us pictures capturing our country's beautifully diverse culture through heartwarming photographs of traditions, attire and places of significance. Here are some of the best shots you shared with us on Instagram using the #DiversePakistan hashtag.. Diverse Pakistan.... Our Pride is Pakistan, no one can divide us ... A post shared by Engr ... . ... ... security guard at Baltit fort, hunza....

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'We have to be a generous society,' says the Aga Khan on his Diamond Jubilee

Dawn 11 Jul 2017

His Highness the Aga Khan admiring the breath-taking view from Baltit Fort. The conservation of the over 700-years-old Baltit Fort, the pre-eminent landmark monument in Gilgit-Baltistan, and the rehabilitation of the historic core of the Karimabad village in Hunza Valley, were the Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme first major interventions, completed in 1996 ... - Photo credit . AKDN / Cumber Studios ... - Photo credit ... - Photo credit ... ....

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WB promises support for Sindh infrastructure, health projects

Dawn 30 Jan 2017

ISLAMABAD. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) has accepted a proposal to include eight more Pakistani sites of cultural and natural significance to its list of World Heritage Sites ... In 2004, Unesco accepted seven sites – Harappa, Baltit Fort, Rehman Dheri, Mehrgarh and the Rock Edicts in Mansehra and Shahbazgarhi – to be included in its World Heritage Sites....

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Travel: Friendship and courage at the world’s highest checkpoint

Dawn 05 Jun 2016

All three of us began our journey from Lahore and reached Pindi via train ... We never even made it on board and were left with the only option. a 22-hour, bone-rattling bus ride on the Karakoram Highway ... The next day, after having breakfast at Osho Maraka in Hunza Serena, we did some light hiking while exploring Baltit Fort and the streets of Karimabad for the purpose of acclimatisation ... The world’s unluckiest snow leopard ... 101 RCB ... ....

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A luxe experience in Pakistan's Skardu valley

The National 22 Mar 2016

Open from March to November, the hotel can delight in the best of the Baltit seasons once winter has given way - from the cherry blossoms of spring and the festivals of summer to the blushing scarlet colours of autumn ... The local Baltit cuisines on offer are also limited and there was a lack of rusticness and subtlety of flavour, normally associated with food born of a rich melting pot of influences....

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Altit Fort — Hunza's silent prestige

Dawn 05 Jan 2016

Hailing from one of the world’s biggest metropolitan cities, I have always been fascinated by the rural lifestyle and topographical features of Pakistan's northern areas ... Interior of the great fort ... In late 1540’s a dispute between two royal brothers of Hunza’s royal family, Prince Shah Abbas, aka, Shabos, and Prince Ali Khan, saw the rise of another fort called the 'Baltit Fort' which soon became the new capital of Hunza ... ....

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