Khanqah-e-Mualla Noorbakshia Khaplu Bala ( ur, ) is the largest
Khanqah built by mud and wood in the region of
Gilgit Baltistan
Gilgit (; Shina: ; ur, ) is the capital city of Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan. The city is located in a broad valley near the confluence of the Gilgit River and the Hunza River. It is a major tourist destination in Pakistan, serving as a h ...
. It is located in
Khaplu
Khaplu ( Urdu: ) and ( Balti: ཁཔ་ལུ།), also spelt Khapalu, is a city that serves as the administrative capital of the Ghanche District of Gilgit-Baltistan, in northern Pakistan. Lying east of the city of Skardu, it was the second-la ...
and was built by Mir Mukhtar Akhyar,
a Sufi master of
Nurbakshi Order around 400 years ago. It is one of the oldest
mosques in the Baltistan region, and is one of the areas most famous landmarks and a major tourist attraction.
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Khaplu Palace
Khaplu Palace ( ur, ; bft, ), locally known as Yabgo Khar, is an old fort and palace located in Khaplu, a city in Gilgit−Baltistan, Pakistan. The palace, considered an architectural heritage site and a significant tourist attraction, was ...
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Chaqchan Mosque
The Chaqchan Mosque ( ur, مسجد چقچن; meaning “The Miraculous Mosque”) is a mosque in the city of Khaplu, in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan. Dating from 1370, the mosque is one of the oldest in the region, and dates f ...
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Khaplu
Khaplu ( Urdu: ) and ( Balti: ཁཔ་ལུ།), also spelt Khapalu, is a city that serves as the administrative capital of the Ghanche District of Gilgit-Baltistan, in northern Pakistan. Lying east of the city of Skardu, it was the second-la ...
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Buildings and structures in Gilgit-Baltistan
Tibetan architecture
History of Baltistan
Mosques in Gilgit-Baltistan
Ghanche District