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Botee Shikar

Gilgit-BaltistanFortProtected
This fort was constructed by Moyal Singh the rural of the small area Gunji about 300 years ago through a Kashmiri carpenter. This fort has 4 stories and still standing in its actual shape. It was used for protection of villager`s lives during battle. There is only one gate to enter in the shikar. A moveable stair is used for going up to upper stories.
Record ID
7962
Province / territory
Gilgit-Baltistan
District
Skardu
Typology
Monument
Subtype
Fort
Period
Historic
Legal status
Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
Coordinates
35.61336, 74.99892 — 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 Unpublished.

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