6 Sacred & Religious Sites in Gilgit-Baltistan That You Shouldn't Miss

July 18, 2021 Lashaunda Abraham

Gilgit-Baltistan (Urdu: گلگت بلتستان‬‎), formerly known as the Northern Areas, is the northernmost administrative territory in Pakistan. It borders Azad Kashmir to the south, the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the west, the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan to the north, the Xinjiang region of China, to the east and northeast, and the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir to the southeast. According to UNSC Resolution of 1947 the territory is part of the disputed Kashmir region along with Azad Kashmir, Aksai Chin, the Shaksgam Valley, and Jammu, Ladakh, and the Valley of Kashmir.
Restaurants in Gilgit-Baltistan

1. Khilingrong Mosque

Shigar Pakistan +92 346 9895720
Excellent
63%
Good
13%
Satisfactory
25%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 8 reviews

Khilingrong Mosque

2. Manthal Buddha Rock

Skardu Pakistan
Excellent
36%
Good
55%
Satisfactory
9%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 11 reviews

Manthal Buddha Rock

3. Amburiq Mosque

Shigar 16300 Pakistan
Excellent
67%
Good
17%
Satisfactory
17%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 6 reviews

Amburiq Mosque

4. Chaqchan Mosque

Chaqchan Rd., Khaplu 16801 Pakistan
Excellent
44%
Good
40%
Satisfactory
12%
Poor
4%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 25 reviews

Chaqchan Mosque

Initial name of the Chaqchan was "Ju-Khang" that was calls by the Bonpos. This name was changed into hLa-khang, when the entire population with their kings embraced into Buddhists faith. During 7th Century this monastery was reconstructed and changed into a Jami-Masjid, when the Noorbakhshi Sufi Muslim priest Mir Syed Ali Hamadani entered into Baltistan and introduced Islam.

5. Kargah Buddha

Gilgit Pakistan
Excellent
36%
Good
50%
Satisfactory
14%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 14 reviews

Kargah Buddha

6. Astana of Syed Mir Muhammad

Khaplu 16800 Pakistan
Excellent
0%
Good
100%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 1 reviews

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