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Historical Places to visit in Hunza:
Hunza is like hub of tourism and the every place of it is very attractive.

 Karimabad:

Karimabad formerly known as Baltit, and is the capital of Hunza District. Karimabad is also a historical place where king ruled. It is well known for its local handicrafts, handmade carpets, traditional and embroidered caps, different shawls, hand-woven cloth and its gemstone including Ruby. The Ruby mines are famous tourist attractions. 700-year-old Baltit fort are some of the region’s oldest standing monuments and evidence of the valley’s feudal regime. Traditionally home to the Mir, or king, of Hunza, Baltit Fort was nominated for World Heritage status and recognized for excellence in conservation.


                                



After some restoration work by Aga Khan Trust for Culture Historic Cities Support Programmed ,Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan, donated the Fort to the Baltit Heritage Trust moreover Baltit Fort has been become a Heritage Museum.




                                      

 

Altit Hunza:

In Altit there are many beautiful places to visit. Thousand year old Altit fort is one of the regions oldest standing monuments and evidence of the valley’s feudal regime. Traditionally it is home to the Mir of Hunza. It is also use as a cultural center and museum. At Altit there are also famous hotels to visits like eagle nest hotel, Hard rock hotel. You can also enjoy the sunset view from Noor Touq.



Ganish:

It is the oldest and first settlement on the ancient Silk Road in the Hunza Valley, and is the site of various ancient watchtowers, traditional mosques, religious centers, and a reservoir. The first thing the visitor encounters is a beautiful pond at the entrance. The village is accessible on foot and people have to walk just three minutes off Karakoram Highway to get here. The settlement was also nominated twice for UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation.

                              

 The timber-and-stone watchtower from the days of war with Nager is also an attraction for the tourist.


There are four richly carved wooden mosques, 100 to 200 years old mosques belongs to four tribes in Ganish, built when Muslims came after Buddist.




Sacred rocks are located in Haldekish, near to the Ganish Hunza, the rock is 30 feet high and 200 yards long moreover rocks are divided into two parts upper and lower portion carry carvings on them which are basically inscriptions and images from Pre-Historic era. The sacred rocks can further divided into 4 parts.



The upper portion of the rock consist of inscriptions which are carved in Sogdian, Kharosthi, Brahmi, Sarada and Proto Sarada languages.




The lower portion is engraved by the images of Ibexes. These ibexes are shown in different situations, including being hunted. The carvings also contain Horned-Human deities playing with the ibexes. The carvings of the Ibexes are a proof of the ibex being an animal which holds cultural importance to Buddhists as well as to the region in ancient times.


The Department of Archeology of the Government of Pakistan hopes to preserve and protect these rock carvings. Even so, visitors have free and easy access to the site.



Hussain Abad Sost Tunnel:

Hussain Abad Sost Tunnel is a wonder place in Upper  Hunza to visit. It is a great example of hardship, unity and success. This wonder place in Hunza provides the visitors to experience the dignity of work and community participation.


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