Fort Skardu

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Fort Skardu around 1850
ISKARDO / Skardu

ISKARDO / Skardu

Creation time : 8th - 10th century
Castle type : Hilltop castle
Conservation status: ruin
Place: Skardu
Geographical location 35 ° 18 '14 "  N , 75 ° 38' 20"  E Coordinates: 35 ° 18 '14 "  N , 75 ° 38' 20"  E

Fort Skardu or Fort Karpachu is a fortification over the city of Skardu in Gilgit-Baltistan , which was built between the 8th and 10th centuries AD. The fort was built by the rulers of the Rmakpon Dynasty from Baltistan and was originally a seven- story building until it was burned down by Sikhs in the 18th century .

The mosque on the fort's site probably dates back to the 16th century, the period when northern Pakistan was Islamized .

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  • View over the high valley near Skardu (around 1850)

  • Main entrance to Skardu Fort

  • View of the city from the fort

  • The mosque in 1924