Skardu Fort

Skardu Fort

Skardu Fort or Karpachu Fort is a fort in Skardu city in Northern Areas of Pakistan that dates from the tenth century CE. An ancient mosque is also present inside the fort. The fort and its mosque are located on the eastern face of the Khardong hill 40 ft above Skardu city. A view from these monuments brings into vision the entire valley, the Indus River and the settlement below.

ee also

*Skardu
*Northern Areas
*Pakistan

External links

* [http://www.pbase.com/waqas/skardu_fort Photos of Skardu fort by Waqas Usman]
* [http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.tcl?site_id=11564 A 1924 photo of the Mosque in Skardu Fort]
* [http://www.northernareas.gov.pk/26.htm NorthernAreas.gov.pk Skardu page]


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