Khanqah-e-Mualla Noorbakshia Khaplu Bala ( ur, ) is the largest
Khanqah
A khanqah ( fa, خانقاه) or khangah ( fa, خانگاه; also transliterated as ''khankah'', ''khaneqa'', ''khanegah'' or ''khaneqah''; also Arabized ''hanegah'', ''hanikah'', ''hanekah'', ''khankan''), also known as a ribat (), is a buildin ...
built by mud and wood in the region of
Gilgit Baltistan. It is located in
Khaplu and was built by Mir Mukhtar Akhyar,
a Sufi master of
Nurbakshi Order around 400 years ago. It is one of the oldest
mosques
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, i ...
in the Baltistan region, and is one of the areas most famous landmarks and a major tourist attraction.
See also
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Khaplu Palace
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Chaqchan Mosque
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Khaplu
References
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Buildings and structures in Gilgit-Baltistan
Tibetan architecture
History of Baltistan
Mosques in Gilgit-Baltistan
Ghanche District