Heritage record
Chinpa Mosque
Gilgit-BaltistanMosqueProtected
The Chinpa settlement is located on the right bank of the Shigar stream, to the west of the Shigar Fort-Palace. The Chinpa mosque is the oldest structure in this settlement. Its edifice is situated on a raised platform, and is built with a timber framed cribbage and cator structure using stone infill and clay. The mosque consists of a prayer hall of a square plan and a verandah on its eastern side. A changrah (traditional gathering space) is located on the northern side of the mosque, acting as an entry point to the settlement.
- Record ID
- 8003
- Province / territory
- Gilgit-Baltistan
- District
- Shigar
- Typology
- Monument
- Subtype
- Mosque
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
- Coordinates
- 35.42320, 75.74091 — 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 Unpublished.
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