Nagar fort is quite a big place having four portions and each having gardens. Many kinds of flowers and fruits in the forts garden have been brought from European countries.
The fruits are being planted in a natural way, different fruits like oranges, cherries, apples and many more. Shahzada Sirajuddin, (1926 -1999, the Sarkar of Nagar ) loved the flowers so he had collected many kinds. There are a number of Gardens and in their maintenance a keen interest is shown. The Fort has an Outer Gate, houses an Outer Court, Inner Gate and an Inner Courtyard. Surrounded by water from three sides, its accessible through a suspension bridge that prevails the charm of the Fort. The name is known as Naghar in chitrali and in Urdu as Nagar. The name Naghar is taken from a chitrali word Noghor, which means fort in khowar language i.e. Most of the property belongs to the Shahzada family and the people who are in it mostly work in their fields. The generation who lives there now is the 5th generation. His son, Shahzada Salahuddin also enjoys the warmth for this passion his father savoured the most.
The Sarkar had an avid interest in gardening and his sheer passion is evident in form of the immaculate lawns and lavish plantings seen inside the Fort and surroundings. Shahzada Sirajuddin was a highly popular person among the people not only in Chitral but outside Chitral as well, he contributed al lot in beautification of Naghar. Nagar Fort was later given in possession of Shahzada Sirajuddin, 1926-1999, the Sarkar of Nagar. The estate of Nagar was passed on to the son of HH Mehtar Sir Shuja Ul Mulk, Shahzada Ghaziuddin in 1936. Une fois n’est pas coutume, un peu de tourisme 🙂 It was originally constructed as a winter resort by the Mehtar. Nagar Fort, Chitral – Photo DR Nagar fort was built in early nineteen hundreds by the order of the then Mehtar of Chitral, HH Sir Shuja Ul Mulk.
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