The Shigar Fort also known as Fong Khar, (Balti and Urdu: فونگ کھر) lit.

Situated at a distance of around 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Skardu, it lies on the way which further leads to Baltoro Glacier and K2, the latter being the second highest mountain in the world.

[1] Escaping a persecution in Ganish, a settlement in Hunza, a fort named Khar-i-Dong was built in Shigar by the Amachas in the 11th century.

However, the current fort was originally built in the 17th century by the 20th Raja of Amacha Dynasty of Shigar who made its construction on a large boulderstone and called it the same as Fong Khar lit.

[2] The fort has been restored by Aga Khan Cultural Service Pakistan (AKCSP-P), the Pakistan arm of the Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme.