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Watch Tower Sadpara Skardu

Gilgit-BaltistanTowerProtected
In 16th century the great king Ali Sher Khan Anchan built many buildings including entrance gates to the city of Skardu, to watch the enemy. One of the gates was from the Sadpara through Deosai. From here the guards used to watch and pass on information to the king.
Record ID
7958
Province / territory
Gilgit-Baltistan
District
Skardu
Typology
Monument
Subtype
Tower
Period
Historic
Legal status
Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
Coordinates
35.14250, 75.39270 — source-provided, not field-verified
Verification status
source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
Sources
Anonymous. (Miscellaneous). Built Heritage of Gilgit Baltistan by Baltistan Culture and Development Foundation. Unpublished.

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