VISIT TO KARIMABAD BAZAR BALTIT HUNZA | Hunza Bazar | Karimabad Bazar Visit

Karimabad was named in honour of Prince Karim Aga Khan, the current spiritual head of Shia Ismaili Nizari community, though locals often still refer to Karimabad by its older name Baltit.Hunza Bazar is a beautiful bazar. Karimabad town, located on the west bank of the Hunza River, is in the Northern Areas of the Pakistan,[2] in a valley which is at 8,200 feet (2,500 m) elevation.[3] The town is made up of stone walled steep sloping large terraces.[4] The town was a caravan halting place for people who were traveling through the Hindu Kush mountains to the Vale of Kashmir. It is set amidst snow clad mountain peaks of Rakaposhi (altitude of about 25,000 feet (7,600 m)), and glaciers like the Ulter Nala as a backdrop, and deep gorges. Access is by hill road from Gilgit. Karimabad, then known as Baltit, was originally ruled by a monarch, the Mir of Hunza.[citation needed][5] The Baltit Fort was built at that time to function as the Mir's palace.[2][6] The location was known as a caravan resting stop, and for its slave trade. Karimabad Bazar Visit Vlog Baltit served as the capital of Hunza valley for over 750 years, until the middle of the 20th century. After Pakistan became an independent country in 1947, the Hunza province controlled by the Mir voluntarily joined Pakistan.[2][6] Earlier, the capital had been shifted from the area around Balit down to the lower part of the hills where new buildings were erected, which became the new capital, Karimabad. The new town has developed into a tourist place, following the development of the Karakoram Highway, with a number of shopping complexes dealing in handicrafts, hotels, restaurants, and travel agencies. Both Baltit Fort and Karimabad village received the World Award of Tourism in 2000 when Indonesia, Australia, India, and Britain and other countries competed. Hunza Valley Trip    • Islamabbad To Hunza Valley Trip |Travel To...   Hunza Vally Trip #02    • Chilas to Hunza Valley Road Trip | Road Ch...   Hunza Vallely Trip # 03    • Gilgit  to Hunza Valley Trip | Gilgat To H...   Hunza Vallely Trip # 04    • Dangrrous China Border Heavy Landsliding |...   Hunza Vallely Trip # 05    • Old Hunza Inn Hotel  || Paradise on Earth   Hunza Vallely Trip # 06    • VISIT TO KARIMABAD BAZAR BALTIT HUNZA | Hu...   Hunza Vallely Trip # 07    • Baltit Fort Hunza Valley || Baltit Fort Hu...   Hunza Vallely Trip # 08    • Baltit Fort Hunza Valley   | Baltit Fort E...   Hunza Vallely Trip # 09    • Hunza Herbal Medicine Shop