Skardu Fort
Historic site in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Skardu Fort or Kharpocho (Balti: کھر فچو; Urdu: قلعہ سکردو), meaning The king of Forts, is a fort in Skardu in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. Australian mountaineer and film maker Greg Child writes that the fort is "perched above the junction of the rivers" and overlooks the Rock of Skardu.[1]
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Kharpocho Fort قلعہ کھرپوچو | |
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Location | Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan |
Coordinates | 35°18′15″N 75°38′22″E |
Built | 16th Century CE |
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