Hello,
Good Morning,
As i mentioned in previous blog that,we have two old forts in Hunza.
One is Baltit fort and onether is Altit fort.The Altit fort is also
interesting,because of its location.The Altit fort is more older than
Baltit fort.Even the Altit village is the second oldest village in
Hunza.Well Altit fort is built on a rock edge.The edge behind the
fort is really dangerous because of its hight from Hunza river.As
our grand father saidthe Altit fort is arround 900 years old.
By th way the Altit fort is now underrepair by A.K.C.S.P.And it
was owned by the King of Hunza but it is gifted to Aga Khan Cultural
Harritge.At the front of Altit fort there is old settelment, the people
of Altit villageare still living in old houses.The settlement is repaired
by A.K.C.S.P and the Japan embassy.The sevrage line and the
filtered water pipe is fixed inevery houses.Arround the old houses
there was watch towers and big wall for the enemies.When the
Hunza was state there was many enemies.Arround the wall there
used to be one enterance and neare to0 entrancethere was used to
be a conference hall called JATAQ.In Hunza we have many
different festival in different seasons.The festivals and special
meeting with the king used to be held in the conference hall.Out side
of the settelment there is a big pool.It said that, to built the fort
the people used the mud from the that pool,but now the childern are
swiming in this pool in summer.Well this fort is now underrepaire
and will finish the work till end of 2011.Due to underrepaire we can
not enter, but we can see the old settlement and the fort from out
side.
altitfort
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