Heritage record
Keris Khar (Fort)
Gilgit-BaltistanFortProtected
This fort -palace was constructed on a ridge on the right bank of the Shyok River in the village of Kiris. It was built on a raised platform, and was constructed using a traditional cribbage-and cator technique, involving timber, stone, adobe and mud. It is a three -floor building and has a rectangular plan. It has a central courtyard on its top floor, and a dominant entrance balcony on its eastern side. The courtyard is surrounded by a row of residential rooms, storage spaces, kitchens, stables, etc.
- Record ID
- 8226
- Province / territory
- Gilgit-Baltistan
- District
- Ghanche
- Typology
- Monument
- Subtype
- Fort
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
- Coordinates
- 35.23288, 75.94077 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Anonymous. (Miscellaneous). Tourism, Sports, Culture, Archaeology & Museum Department Gilgit-Baltistan. Miscellaneous.
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