Heritage record
Ghulam Ali Shah Maktab (Mosque)
Gilgit-BaltistanMosqueProtected
The entire settlement of Gircha was washed away by a heavy flood in the Hunza River, at the onset of the 20th century CE. A local landlord named Ghulam Ali Shah relocated the maktab (mosque) from the river`s edge to its existing location. This is a small rectangular mosque, marked by a verandah on its eastern and southern sides. The mosque was constructed using a cribbage structure. There are detailed carvings on its doors and window frames, and the ceiling features a rotated square structure. The mosque also contains a beautifully carved mihrab (niche) inside.
- Record ID
- 7923
- Province / territory
- Gilgit-Baltistan
- District
- Hunza
- Typology
- Monument
- Subtype
- Mosque
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
- Coordinates
- 36.64930, 74.84857 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Anonymous. (Miscellaneous). Built Heritage of Gilgit Baltistan by Baltistan Culture and Development Foundation. Unpublished.
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