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Mamurukutz Mosque

Gilgit-BaltistanMosqueProtected
This mosque is believed to have been constructed by a man called Mamur, a forefather of the clan of Mamurukuts in the 17th century CE It is built in the tradition of small family mosques, with a single prayer chamber, flanked by a verandah on two sides, and it is located on a high platform of rough and round granite boulders held together by mud. Its walls consist of a timber frame, cribbage and cator, filled in with rubble stone, and set in mud mortar. The exposed timber and its structural and architectural elements are profusely carved in with motifs borrowed from Tibetan, Balti and Kashmiri architectural traditions. Its timber roof has a rotated square structure, and is covered with thick earth held in place by timber fascia boards.
Record ID
8136
Province / territory
Gilgit-Baltistan
District
Hunza
Typology
Monument
Subtype
Mosque
Period
Historic
Legal status
Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
Coordinates
36.30300, 74.80000 — source-provided, not field-verified
Verification status
source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
Sources
Dani, Ahmed Hassan. (2001). History of Northern Areas of Pakistan: Up to 2000 A.D. Sang-e-Meel Publications, Lahore.

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