Heritage record
Sherqela Tower
Gilgit-BaltistanTowerProtected
It is called Rako Sher Qila, Ghizir. Sherqela is the old capital of a local Raja of Punial valley. It is situated on the left bank of the Gupis River. It is stated by the villagers that at this place Raja`s residence/palace was built during the 17th century, which was totally destroyed and only the tower is left. The tower measured 14 by 11.2 m.
- Record ID
- 7671
- Province / territory
- Gilgit-Baltistan
- District
- Ghizer
- Typology
- Monument
- Subtype
- Tower
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
- Coordinates
- 36.09333, 74.04258 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Hauptmann, H.. (Miscellaneous). Pak-German Archaeological Mission to the Northern Areas of the Heidelberg Academy for the Humanities and Sciences. Miscellaneous.
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