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Baltit Fort
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fortKarimabad, Gilgit-Baltistan

Baltit Fort

Tentative World Heritage Site
Typefort
Built–
Best monthsJul–Sepweather in Karimabad
36.33° N, 74.67° EUTC+5 · Pakistan Standard Time
When to goKarimabad · weather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec53October
Best timeJul–Sep
October: high / low4° / -9°
iAbout

Baltit Fort in brief

Baltit Fort is a fort in Karimabad, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.

It holds the designation Tentative World Heritage Site.

For a visit, the weather in Karimabad is best in July, August and September; in October afternoons average 4°.

Karimabad: weather and travel guide

Facts

Type
fort
Designation
Tentative World Heritage Site
Nearest town
Karimabad
Region
Gilgit-Baltistan
Coordinates
36.32556, 74.66972
iiLocation

Where to find it

iiiWhen to visit

Weather in Karimabad

Climate guide

Month score for sightseeing

Best Jul–Sep
Around here

Karimabad and around

Karimabad
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Karimabad

Gilgit-Baltistan · Pakistan
Jul–Sepbest months
18°July high
2,386 maltitude
Karimabad

Nature

Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
2.2 km S

Hispar River

River
Hispar River
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
8.0 km NW

Shispare Glacier

Glacier
Shispare Glacier
Batura Glacier
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23 km N

Batura Glacier

Glacier
Batura Glacier

Mountains

Batura Sar
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24 km NW

Batura Sar

7,795 m · Batura Muztagh
Batura Sar
Rakaposhi
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26 km SW

Rakaposhi

7,788 m · Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains
Rakaposhi
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
32 km W

Batura II

7,762 m · Karakoram
Batura II