Birmoghlasht Summer Fort

Birmoghlasht Summer Fort
Birmoghlasht Summer Fort is located in Pakistan
Birmoghlasht Summer Fort
Location within Pakistan
General information
LocationLower Chitral District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
CountryPakistan
Coordinates35°53′04″N 71°45′58″E / 35.884463°N 71.766191°E / 35.884463; 71.766191
Elevation9,000 feet

The Birmoghlasht Summer Fort is a dilapidated fort of the former ruler of Chitral State.[1] It is perched on top of a hill at an elevation of about 9,000 feet.[2][3] It is located in what is now a core area of the Chitral Gol National Park.[4]

History

The Birmoghlasht Summer Fort was built around 1910 on the initiative of His Highness Shuja ul-Mulk. During the existence of the Chitral State the Mehtar and his family would move to the fort in the summer to enjoy the cooler temperatures and also to hold court.

The fort is situated in close proximity to core areas of the Chitral Gol National Park which is home to snow leopards, markhors, ibexes, black bears, red foxes, otters, golden eagles, cranes, falcons, snow partridge and many other species of wildlife.[5][6]

Currently

The Birmoghlasht Summer Fort which attracted many foreign ambassadors when Chitral was still a princely state, now lures hundreds of tourists each year.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Chitral's forts falling into ruin". DAWN.COM. 6 January 2019.
  2. ^ Focus on Pakistan. Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation. 1977. p. 56.
  3. ^ Pakistan Hotel and Travel Review. Syed Wali Ahmad Maulai. 1986. p. 8.
  4. ^ Uddin, Zahir (17 September 2016). "Govt asked to turn Chitral forts into tourist resorts". DAWN.
  5. ^ Hayat, Yusra (27 September 2016). "Chitral's Summer Fort". The Express Tribune.
  6. ^ King, John; Vincent, David St (1993). Pakistan: A Travel Survival Kit. Lonely Planet Publications. p. 293. ISBN 9780864421678.
  7. ^ "Chitral's Summer Fort". The Express Tribune. 27 September 2016.
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