The Shigar Fort ( Balti and ) means ''The Fort on Rock'' is an old fort of

Baltistan Baltistan ( ur, ; bft, སྦལ་ཏི་སྟཱན, script=Tibt), also known as Baltiyul or Little Tibet ( bft, སྦལ་ཏི་ཡུལ་།, script=Tibt), is a mountainous region in the Pakistani-administered territory of Gilg ...

and Pakistan located in the town of Shigar. It was built in the 17th century by the Raja of Amacha Dynasty of Shigar. The fort has been restored by Aga Khan Cultural Service Pakistan (AKCSP-P), the Pakistan arm of the

Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme The Historic Cities Programme (HCP) of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) promotes the conservation and re-use of buildings and public spaces in historic cities of the Muslim world. HCP undertakes the restoration and rehabilitation of historic ...

. After restoration, the Fort was converted to a museum and luxury hotel managed by Serena Hotels. The restoration process took place from 1999 to 2004 and cost approximately US$1.4 million. Shigar Fort Residence – Our Responsible Tourism Philosophy
(accessed Sep 9, 2013) Shigar Fort, Shigar Valley, Bara Dari

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{{Castles in Pakistan Forts in Gilgit-Baltistan History of Baltistan Restoration of historic architecture in Pakistan

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