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Chitral Fort
قلعہ چترال
Chitral Fort, Chitral
Chitral Fort is located in Pakistan
Chitral Fort
Location within Pakistan
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LocationLower Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
CountryPakistan
Coordinates35°51′18″N 71°47′30″E / 35.8551°N 71.7917°E / 35.8551; 71.7917
Chitral Fort, the old state rooms built during the reign of Nasir-ul-Mulk.

The Chitral Fort is a fortification in Chitral town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[1] The fort is situated on the banks of the Chitral River. The fort has a commanding position on the river and is believed to have been built in 1774 during the reign of Mohtaram Shah Katur II and restored in 1911 by His Highness Sir Shuja ul-Mulk.[2] The compound used to house the barracks of the guards of Mehtar of Chitral.[2]

The fort was declared as the personal property of the last ruler of Chitral following the merger of Chitral State in 1969. It is now occupied by the current ceremonial Mehtar, Fateh-ul-Mulk Ali Nasir who has renovated the old Darbar Hall and state rooms following damage sustained during the earthquake of 2015.

  1. ^ https://radio.gov.pk/programme/10-02-2020/documentary-chitral-fort
  2. ^ a b "Chitral's forts falling into ruin". DAWN.COM. January 6, 2019.

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